S&P: Malaysia among Asia-Pacific markets lifted by AI tech boom

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is among Asia-Pacific economies expected to benefit from the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology export boom, which is helping offset the impact of higher energy costs, according to S&P Global Ratings.

In its Economic Outlook Asia-Pacific Q3 2026: AI-Exposed Markets To Outperform, S&P said economies with relatively large technology manufacturing sectors were seeing stronger export performance amid robust AI-related demand.

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吉隆坡：标普全球评级表示，马来西亚是有望从人工智能 (AI) 驱动的技术出口繁荣中受益的亚太经济体之一，这有助于抵消能源成本上涨的影响。

标普在其《2026 年第三季度亚太经济展望：人工智能相关市场将跑赢大盘》报告中指出，在强劲的人工智能相关需求推动下，技术制造业相对较大的经济体的出口表现更为强劲。

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