31.   Earlier, in his speech when opening the exhibition, Kerk said the plastic products industry has been one of the dynamic growth sectors within the Malaysian economy.

32.   FINANCE Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced an additional package of measures aimed at restoring investor confidence in the Malaysian economy.

33.   FOR decades, agriculture played a dominant role in the Malaysian economy.

34.   Foreign fund managers have been holding dialogues with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on the state of the Malaysian economy.

35.   He has made a series of announcements indicating that the commodity sector could possibly be the saviour of the troubled Malaysian economy.

36.   He attributed the success to the strong fundamentals of the Malaysian economy and the support of channel partners and staff.

37.   He was commenting on a question asked by a Taiwanese reporter as to how Taiwan is able to help in the recovery of the Malaysian economy.

38.   He said as a result of the policies taken by the Malaysian Government, the Malaysian economy is improving.

39.   However, Thomson BankWatch has also noted that the Malaysian economy is in a better position to weather the current regional financial problems compared to its Asian neighbours.

40.   However, no one is claiming that the Malaysian economy is perfect.