Kuala Lampur, Sept. 24 -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released its 2026 economic outlook, projecting a lacklustre 4.7 per cent GDP growth for Malaysia.

The Asia Development Bank (ADB) is slightly better at 4.9 per cent and both are within the upper-end of the official 4.0-5.0 per cent growth from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

To the casual observer, this suggests an economy trudging through global headwinds, weighed down by a slowing China and high global interest rates.

But the WEF, ADB and the other traditional institutions that echo these numbers, are looking at the future through a rearview mirror.

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