Malaysia sells itself as good for a bounce-back

"If you track our market performance since the election in early March... there is probably less volatility" -Dato’ Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, Bursa Malaysia

Malaysia’s stock exchange was on the road in Asia in November, attempting to bolster interest in its markets from foreign investors. The message: that Malaysia has been fairly resilient to world market chaos, and that it’s well positioned for the bounce when it comes.

At first glance, it is a long shot to present Malaysia as having held up well while others have fallen. In 2008, Malaysia has performed better than every other Asian stock market bar Pakistan.

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