Malaysia to raise rates sooner than expected

In its latest move to rein in subsidy spending, the Malaysian government this week announced that it will hike electricity tariffs in 2014. Further subsidy cuts, particularly on the fuel front, are likely to follow, suggesting inflation could hover between 3-4% for most of the coming year. This reinforces our view that the policy rate will be raised in the first half of 2014.

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