Malaysia Economic Monitor, November 2012 : Unlocking Women's Potential

Malaysia Economic Monitor, November 2012 : Unlocking Women's Potential

The Malaysian economy maintained a vigorous pace in the first nine months of 2012 despite external headwinds. Continuing a trend in the past two years, Malaysia's stronger-than-expected Gross Domestic Product, or GDP growth in the first nine m...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Bangkok 2017
Subjects:	ADVANCED ECONOMIES AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ANNUAL GROWTH BANK OFFICE BANKING SYSTEM BENCHMARK BENCHMARK INTEREST RATE BENCHMARKING BILLS BOND MARKETS BONDS BORROWING BORROWINGS BUFFER CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL GOODS IMPORTS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL OUTFLOWS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMODITY PRICES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVENESS CONSENSUS FORECAST CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER CONFIDENCE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION GOODS CONSUMPTION GROWTH CORPORATE INCOME TAXES CORRUPTION CPI CREDIT CARD CREDIT CARDS CURRENCY CURRENCY DEPRECIATION CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS DEBT DEBT CRISIS DEBT SECURITIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC ECONOMY DOMESTIC MARKET DRAG ON GROWTH DUTCH DISEASE EARLY EDUCATION EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODEL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC STRUCTURE EDUCATION LEVEL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE EMERGING ECONOMIES EMPLOYERS ENROLLMENT ENROLMENT RATES EQUITY MARKET EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE TAXES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT COMMODITIES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS EXTERNAL DEMAND EXTERNAL POSITION EXTERNAL SHOCK FAMILIES FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES FINANCES FINANCIAL ACCOUNT FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PROVIDER FISCAL POLICY FIXED CAPITAL FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FORECASTS FOREIGN ASSETS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GLOBAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT BOND GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION GROSS VALUE GROWTH PROJECTIONS GROWTH RATE HOLDINGS HOUSEHOLD DEBT HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORT IMPORT CONTENT IMPORTS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFLATION DYNAMICS INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE GOODS INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL RESERVES INVENTORIES INVENTORY INVESTMENT BOOM INVESTMENT CLIMATE IPO KEY CHALLENGE KEY CHALLENGES LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEVERAGE LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CONDITIONS LOAN LOAN APPLICATIONS LOAN RECOVERIES LOANS TO BUSINESSES LOSS OF COMPETITIVENESS M3 MACROECONOMICS MARRIED WOMEN MINIMUM WAGE MONETARY CONDITIONS MONETARY EXPANSION MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY MONETARY TRANSACTIONS NET EXPORTS NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE OIL OIL PRICES OIL REVENUES OUTPUT GAP PEOPLES PERSONAL LOANS POLICY MAKERS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO FLOWS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CONTROLS PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAPID GROWTH RE-EXPORTS REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE REAL ESTATE REAL GDP REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT REAL WAGE GROWTH RECEIPTS RECYCLING REFUGEES REMUNERATION RETURN SAVINGS SHORT-TERM EXTERNAL DEBT SLOWDOWN SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOVEREIGN DEBT STOCK MARKET STRUCTURAL REFORM STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUPPLY-SIDE SURPLUS TAX TOTAL EXPORTS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE BALANCE TRADING PARTNER TRADING PARTNERS UNCERTAINTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNION URBAN AREAS VALUE ADDED VALUE INDEX WAGES WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WORKING CAPITAL WORLD ECONOMY WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/209311468049816917/Malaysia-economic-monitor-unlocking-womens-potential http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27228

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Summary:	The Malaysian economy maintained a vigorous pace in the first nine months of 2012 despite external headwinds. Continuing a trend in the past two years, Malaysia's stronger-than-expected Gross Domestic Product, or GDP growth in the first nine months of 2012 was driven by rapid expansion of domestic demand while external demand (and export-oriented industries) stagnated due to continuing global uncertainty. Malaysia's low participation of women in labor markets is linked to a pattern whereby women do not return to work after marriage and childbearing. Education alone is not sufficient to close gender gaps as social norms and formal institutions continue to affect the choices of all women. In the long-term, norms need to evolve for gender gaps to be bridged; in the meantime measures can be put in place to help men and women balance responsibilities. Changing prevailing social norms takes time. In the medium-term, supportive measures at all stages of the life-cycle can be put in place, ranging from flexi-work arrangements and expanded childcare options, to incentives for more female participation in 'non-female' educational fields and job types. While current initiatives to leverage on women's talent are laudable, other policy options must be explored, evaluated, and tailored, to enable Malaysian women to fully contribute to Malaysia's transformation towards a high-income, inclusive and sustainable economy.

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