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Malaysia: budget deficit to widen after oil price slump

Malaysia’s new finance minister, Tengku Zafrul, faces the unenviable challenge of dealing with a rapidly deteriorating fiscal position at the same time as the economy is slowing sharply. While the budget deficit is likely to widen significantly this year, fiscal policy will need to be tightened aggressively once the economy has recovered.

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