New government will meet fiscal deficit target: Malaysian finance minister

Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (R) speaks at a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, May 31, 2018. Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said on Thursday the new government will be able to meet the 2.8 percent fiscal deficit target in 2018, after a slew of austerity measures were planned to alleviate the country's fiscal position. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)