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US firms in Malaysia say slowdown will not trouble investments here, BUSINESS TIMES

By Zaidi Isham Ismail
Publication: Business Times (Malaysia)
Date: Thursday, May 10 2001


Business Times (Malaysia)

05-10-2001

AMERICAN companies operating in Malaysia have expressed confidence
that the US economic slowdown will not trouble their investments in the
country.
American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) president Nicholas S.
Zefferys said members of the chamber perceive the slowdown as
"temporary and strongly" believe the US economy will pick up by the first
quarter of next year.
"To further attest to this, our recent survey showed some companies
are even planning to hire more workers this year rather

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