Malaysia Watch: 1Q26 final GDP may “surprise” slightly on the upside

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Malaysia Watch: 1Q26 final GDP may “surprise” slightly on the upside

Exhibit 5: More pronounced drags to mining sector this year, with

number of planned plant maintenance doubling vs. last year

Petronas number of planned plants maintenance

E. Msia 350K man-hours

E. Msia 100K man-hours

12 P. Malaysia 350K man-hours 1

10 P. Malaysia 100K man-hours

4 P. Malaysia 100k-350K man-hours

8 1

6 2 1 4 3 4 2

4 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 0

2025 2026 2027 2028

Source: BofA Global Research, Petronas Activity Outlook 2026-2028 (published on Jan 2026)

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