The Malaysian economy was fueled by export growth, more notably from the electronics sector, for the first half of 2010, but external demand has slowed since, report Donna Jeremiah and Carrie Low for PRLog. Malaysia’s electronics exports are expected to make up 38% to 40% of overall exports for the first quarter of 2011.
Frost & Sullivan’s Asia Pacific Automation & Electronics Program Manager Tim Chuah remarks that “the growth of the electronics sector is fueled by the pick up in external demand for semiconductors, consumer electronic equipments, computers and related equipments and other electronic components and devices.” Additionally, Malaysia is also becoming a major locale for leading solar cell manufacturers.
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Max Chen contributed to this article.