Economy shrank by 8.3pct during first half of 2020

The economy shrank by 8.3 percent during the first half of this year compared with the same period last year, according to the Department of Statistics (DOSM).

According to the department's Malaysian Economic Statistic Review Vol 5/2020, there are signs of recovery since July.

The industrial production index (IPI, a measure of real output) had registered...