Malaysia's Golden Era- the 80s. Will it repeat this time?

In my opinion, Malaysia's golden era was during late 80s to mid of 90s. I still recall almost every Malaysian have a good success story to tell then.

1. GDP was growing at high single-digit number to marginally 10% during this period of time, I believe with such growth consistently 8-9 years, a lot of SMEs had taken off successfully.

2. EPF returns were also amazingly high during that period of time, ranging 7.5% - 8.25% then.

3. Local stock markets seemed to be doing extremely well as you can see in 2nd graph, though the volatility were also scary at the same time.

Malaysia GDP 2025 to be above 5%

Malaysia’s growth is set to sustain last year’s pace and exceed 5% in 2025, as strong foreign direct investments and support from local funds shield the economy from any global risks, Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan tells Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin in an exclusive interview in Kuala Lumpur.

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wexTT0GSgqs