KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- Malaysia does not need stimulus amid the West Asia crisis, said the World Bank's lead economist for Malaysia, Apurva Sanghi.

He said providing a stimulus now would only add to the inflationary impulse, noting that inflation in Malaysia remains stable and contained at present.

"As of now, there should be no stimulus. Providing a stimulus now would only add to the inflationary impulse.

"Stimulus is (only needed) if inflationary fears snowball into growth concerns like we saw happen during the Covid-19 crisis," he told reporters at today's briefing on Part 1 of the World Bank's April 2026 Malaysia Economic Monitor (MEM), titled 'Raising the Ceiling, Raising the Floor, Advancing Malaysia's Jobs and Productivity Age...