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A Respectable 4.8%

31/10/2025 08:32 pm MYT

In 3Q 2025, China's economy grew by 4.8% year-on-year, the slowest in a year. This was mainly due to a smaller contribution from the external sector as Trump's tariffs have disrupted global trade. In 3Q 2025, net exports contributed 24.5% to China's economic growth, down from 31.2% in the first half of the year. Despite the slower growth rate in 3Q 2025, the trend of steady economic development has not changed. Given the size of the Chinese economy, achieving a 4.8% growth rate is a great achievement amidst a very challenging external environment. In fact, at RMB35.5 trillion or about US$4.99 trillion, China's economic output in 3Q 2025 alone is larger than the GDP of the world's third largest economy for the entire 2024 of US$4.66 trillion. More importantly, China continues to build on the country's quality of growth.

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A few days ago, the MRT Putrajaya Line broke down, causing great inconvenience for commuters. The Putrajaya Line carried 152,010 passengers daily in 2Q 2025. The cause of the service disruption left one speechless – a large number of its fibre optic cables have been cut and stolen, damaging the MRT’s signalling system. Given that the MRT is a key infrastructure of the country, how could its fibre optic cables be stolen so easily ? Why is the country’s key infrastructure not better protected ?

An efficient transportation system is critical to the smooth running of the economy and its competitiveness. i Capital has written many times about the sufferings of commuters in the Klang Valley due to severe traffic jams and weaknesses of the public transport system. Such daily nuisance and the rising cost of living have caused many ordinary Malaysians not to have the “feel good” mood about the country. When one adds the endless Aerotrain problems at the KLIA, the mood gets even gloomier. Come and listen to Tan Teng Boo on 15 Nov when he will share candidly and objectively on the future of Malaysia. Please visit https://invday.icapital.biz/events/2025 to register and find out more about the full programmes of the 2025 Investor Day.

i Capital will pause its publication for one issue in the week beginning 10 Nov. However, www.icapital.biz will be updated as usual and the operating hours of our Kuala Lumpur office will remain unchanged. Volume 37, number 14 of i Capital will henceforth be dated 20 Nov – 26 Nov 2025.

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