Malaysia
Cover -- CONTENTS -- Glossary -- ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: CONTINUED FAVORABLE PERFORMANCE WITH BALANCED RISKS -- MACROECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL POLICIES: STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE -- A. Fiscal Policy -- B. Monetary, Exchange Rate, and Financial Market Policies -- C. Financial Sector -- MEDIUM-TERM CHALLENGES: RAISING LIVING STANDARDS WHILE HELPING EXTERNAL REBALANCING -- STAFF APPRAISAL -- BOX -- 1. The Malaysia Productivity Blueprint -- FIGURES -- 1. Growth and Exports -- 2. Inflation and Domestic Resource Constraints -- 3. Monetary Developments -- 4. Fiscal Policy Developments -- 5. Public Sector Fiscal Stance and Prospects -- 6. Capital Flows -- 7. Financial Sector Developments -- 8. Household Debt -- 9. House Prices -- 10. Financial Soundness Indicators -- TABLES -- 1. Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 2013-19 -- 2. Indicators of External Vulnerability, 2013-17 -- 3. Balance of Payments, 2013-22 -- 4. Illustrative Medium-Term Macroeconomic Framework, 2013-22 -- 5. Summary of Federal Government Operations and Stock Positions, 2013-19 -- 6. Monetary Survey, 2013-19 -- 7. Banks' Financial Soundness Indicators, 2013-17 -- APPENDICES -- I. External Sector Assessment -- II. Staff Policy Advice from the 2016 and 2017 Article IV Consultations -- III. Risk Assessment Matrix -- IV. Public Debt Sustainability Analysis -- V. Calibration of Fiscal Objectives -- VI. External Debt Sustainability Analysis -- VII. Determinants of Nonresident Bond Flows -- VIII. FX Market Measures, 2016-17 -- IX. The Role of Female and Non-Citizen Workers in the Labor Market -- CONTENTS -- FUND RELATIONS -- STATISTICAL ISSUES.