Despite the government maintaining a full-year GDP forecast of 4.5–5.5%, the local market is down 8% year-to-date, raising concerns about underlying investor confidence. Will the implementation of SST detail equity markets even further. Peter Kong, Head of Research, Kenanga Investment Bank tells us the investment strategy to adopt for these volatile markets.

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Tags:  sales and service tax,  financial markets,  equities,  investors,  gdp,