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Economic Highlights
The Tenth Malaysia Plan, 2011-2015
No Easy Task In Shifting To High Income Economy
The focus of the 10MP will be on shifting the economy to a high value-added and high income
economy, via an increase in productivity, which will result in TPF contributing 38.5% of the
growth target. Also, to reduce the vulnerability of the country to external shock, an
important strategy under the plan will be to promote domestic demand to become a major
driver of growth. This will be done through energising the private sector as stated in one
of the Strategic Reform Initiatives (SRIs) under the New Economic Model (NEM).
Whilst driving domestic demand is important, the domestic market is just not big enough,
in our view, to sustain a robust economic growth, implying that it would be a challenge forthe Government to achieve the 6.0% per annum real GDP growth target set under the plan.
As it stands, Malaysia has not been able to achieve the economic growth target set in the
last three Malaysia plans due to economic crises and poor execution of the measures
proposed in promoting private investment.
Although Malaysias global competitive ranking has improved tremendously in 2010, we
believe it will still remain a significant challenge for the country to drive private investment
due to keen competition for FDI and rising outward direct investment by local investors. As
a result, we view the Governments target to grow private investment by 12.8% a year as
ambitious and optimistic. The Government also expects consumer spending to deliver
growth. However, we believe we should not push too hard on consumer spending.
The gross development expenditure will be kept at RM230bn in the 10MP, the same level as
in the 9MP, in line with the Governments efforts to contain its budget deficit. As a result,
the budget deficit will likely narrow to 2.8% of GDP or RM33.4bn in the final year of the 10MP
in 2015, from a deficit of 5.3% of GDP or RM40.3bn estimated for 2010. This will help to
improve the Governments debt level to 49.9% of GDP in 2015 but it will likely cap the
Governments spending going forward.
The services sector will likely be the key driver in the economy, suggesting that greater
emphasis will likely be focussed on promoting growth in the sector. As a result, the share
of the services sector will rise to 61.1% of GDP in 2015, from 58% estimated for 2010. The
manufacturing sectorwill complement the services sector but growth will be less robust, as
it would remain challenging for Malaysia to attract investment into the sector.
Executive Sum mary
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Malaysia
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The Tenth Malaysia P lan, 2011-2015No Easy Task In Shifting To High Income Economy
Shifting To High Value-added And High Income Economy
The Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP), which covers the period 2011-2015, represents the
first five-year blueprint of the countrys ambition to transform itself into a high
income nation by 2020. In this respect, the Government highlighted that it needs
to restructure the economy through the various transformation programmes launched
recently. These initiatives include the Government Transformation Programme (GTP)
launched in January and the New Economic Model (NEM) to transform the economy
unveiled in March this year.
Towards this end, the focus of the 10MP will be on shifting the economy to a high
value-added and high income economy, via an increase inproductivity. As a
result, total factor productivity (TFP) is projected to contribute 38.5% or 2.3%
of the target real GDP growth in the 10MP, compared with 34.7% or 1.5% in the 9MP
(see Table 1). This will be achieved through higher levels of input from human
capital, adoption of new technologies and development of entrepreneurship to drive
innovation and creativity. Nonetheless, this is not going to be an easy task given
the lack of skilled manpower in the country and we believe a drop in the countrys
education standard will likely be a stumbling block. Efficiency of capital is expected
to improve further with increasing efficiency in the production process and productive
utilisation of assets. Consequently, the contribution of capital to GDP growth is
expected to rise to 37.5% or 2.3% in the 10MP, higher than 34.5% or 1.4% recorded
in the 9MP. Labours contribution to GDP growth is projected to reduce to 24.0% or
1.4% in the 10MP, from 30.8% or 1.3% in the 9MP.
Malaysia will also focus its economic growth efforts on National Key Economic Areas
(NKEA), i.e. oil & gas; palm oil & related products; financial services; wholesale &
retail; tourism; information & communications technology; education; electrical &
electronics; business services; private healthcare; agriculture; and Greater Kuala
Lumpur.
At the same time, to reduce the vulnerability of the country to external shock, an
important strategy under the plan will be to promote domestic demand to becomea major driver of growth. This will be done through energising the private sector
as stated in one of the Strategic Reform Initiatives (SRIs) under the New Economic
Model (NEM). As a result, the 10MP sought to create an enabling environment which
encourages productivity, competitiveness and innovation.
The 10MP highl ighted a
need to res t ruc ture the
economy t h rough t he
var i ous t rans fo rmat i on
programmes
The focus of the 10MP w ill
be on shifting the economy
to a high value-added and
high income economy, via
an increase in productivity
An impo r t an t s t ra t egy
under the plan will be topromote domestic demand
to become a major driver
of growth
To focus on the 12 NKEA to
generate economic growth
during the plan
Factor Achieved
8MP 9MP Target 10MP
% of % % of % % of %
contribution o f contribution o f contribution o f to GDP GDP to GDP GDP to GDP GDP
GDP 4.7 100.0 4.2 100.0 6.0 100.0
Labour 1.5 33.2 1.3 30.8 1.4 24.0
Capital 1.8 37.8 1.4 34.5 2.3 37.5
TFP1 1.4 29.0 1.5 34.7 2.3 38.5
Table 1Contribution Of Factors Of Production,
2001 - 2015
Source: Economic Planning Unit.Notes: 1Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is estimated using the Cobb-Douglas
production function by subtracting from output growth, the position of growth
which is accounted for by increases in labour and capital.
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Real GDP Target Growth Of 6.0% Is Optimistic
Whilst domestic demand is important and more stable in generating growth for the
countrys economy, we believe we should give greater emphasis to promote export
markets which is far bigger. The Government expects real exports to grow by 7.2%
a year during the plan, compared with +1.8% in the 9MP. This is because the
domestic market is just not big enough , in our view, to sustain a robust
economic growth, implying that it would be a challenge for the Government toachieve the 6.0% per annum real GDP growth target set under the plan (see
Table 2). The 6.0% growth target is also slightly lower than the NEMs target of an
average growth of 6.2% during the period.
As it stands, Malaysia has not been able to achieve the economic growth
targets set in the last three Malaysia plans . Whilst the various economic crises
such as the 1997/98 Asian currency crisis, the dotcom bubble in 2001 and the global
credit crisis originating from the US subprime credit in 2008/09 (see Table 3) were
blamed, the failure to execute its plans to drive private investment was also a major
factor, in our view. As it stands, private investment only grew by a modest 1.2%
a year in the 8MP (2001-05) and it is estimated to inch up moderately by 2.0% a
year in the 9MP (2006-10), after recording a contraction of around 5.0% a year in
the 7MP (1996-2000) (see Chart 1). The performance paled in comparison to thestrong double-digit growth of 13.4% and 20.2% a year in private investment in the
5MP and 6MP, respectively. As a result, its share of GDP fell from a high of 36.3%
in 1997 to a low of 8.2% in 2002, before rising to 10.1% in 2009.
Given the challenges in executing the various initiatives under the 10MP and the
existence of global imbalances, we are of the view that a more reasonable
real GDP growth target for the Malaysian economy for the 10MP could be
in the region of 4.5-5.5% p.a. As it stands, the countrys real GDP growth has
been on a downward trend after reaching a peak of 9.5% a year in the 6MP. It
weakened sharply by almost half to +5.0% a year in the 7MP and further to +4.7%
a year in the 8MP and +4.2% a year estimated for the 9MP (see Chart 2) along with
the poor performance in private investment. If not because of more expansionaryfiscal policy and the introduction of economic stimulus packages to cushion the
economy from various crises, real GDP growth achieved could be even lower in the
last three Malaysia plans. Despite the increase in Government spending during this
The 6.0% target wi l l be
challenging to achieve, as
domestic market is just not
b ig enough to sustain a
robust economic growth
Malaysia has not been able
to achieve the economic
growth targets set in the
last three Malaysia plans
due t o t he va r i ous
economic crises and poor
execu t i on o f po l i c i e s
proposed
We are of the view that a
more reasonable real GDP
g ro w t h t a r g e t f o r t h e
Malaysian economy for the
10MP could be in the region
of 4 .5-5.5%
(%, p.a) 9MP 10MP
Real GDP 4.2 6.0
GNI per capita 6.7 8.0
Private consumption 6.5 7.7Public consumption 4.8 4.8
Private investment 2.0 12.8
Public investment 6.2 5.0
Exports 1.8 7.2
Imports 2.8 8.6
Inflation rate 2.7* n.a
Resource Balance (%GNI) 16.6 12.3
- Savings 36.3 34.5
- Investment 19.7 22.2
Source: Economic Planning Unit.
*RHBRIs estimate
Table 2Macroeconomic Achievements & Targets
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Table 3Comparison Between Target And Actual On Real GDP Growth And Development Expenditure
Al locat ion
GDP Average Original Actual Deviation Remarks
growth GDP Allocation Spending from
target grow th (Development original
achieved expenditure) allocation
% % RMbn RMbn %
5MP 5.0 6.9 40.1 35.9 -10.4 Malaysia shifted its strategy to
(1986-1990) promote foreign direct investment
(FDI) and liberalised its manufacturing
sector.
6MP 7.5 9.5 55.0 54.7 -0.5 The country benefited from substantial
(1991-1995) inflow of FDI and privatisation
programme.
7MP 8.0 5.0 67.5 99.0 46.7 Regional currency crisis caused
(1996-2000) a severe recession in the countrys
economy in 1998. Efforts were
directed to strengthen domestic
demand through an expansionary of
fiscal policy.
8MP 7.5 4.7 110.0 170.0 54.5 The bursting of the dotcom bubble
(2001-2005) severly impacted the countrys
electronic exports and real GDP in
2001. The Government
introduced three economic stimulus
packages totalling RM14.6bn and
increased its spending by an
additional RM60bn.
9MP 6.0 4.2 200.0 223.0 11.5 The countrys economy in 2009 was
(2006-2010) impacted by the severe global
recession as a result of the global
credit crisis originated from the US
subprime credit crisis.
10MP 6.0 - 230.0 - A sharper than expected slowdown in
(2011-2015) global economic growth in 2011 mayderail the number.
Source : Various Malaysia Plans
period, real GDP growth continued to head south, indicating that Government spending
would not be enough to reverse a slowing trend but merely provide a cushion, as
its spending was perceived as less efficient in deriving economic growth due partly
to leakages.
Chart 1Malaysia Fai led To Drive Private Investment
In The Last 15 years
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-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
5MP 6MP 7MP 8MP 9MP
Averageayear(%)
Chart 2Malaysia's Real GDP Growth Losing
Mo m e n tum
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
5MP 6MP 7MP 8MP 9MP
Averageperyear(%)
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Pushing The Private Sector To Do The Job
Although Malaysias global competitive ranking in 2010 as assessed by the highly
regarded Swiss-based Institute for Management Development (IMD) has jumped
from 18th to 10th, an unprecedented result, we believe it will remain a significant
challenge for the country to drive private investment due to keen competition for
foreign direct investment (FDI) and rising outward direct investment by local investors.
As a result, we view the Governments target to grow private investment by12.8% a year as ambitious and optimistic. A key component of the growth will
be from FDI, according to the Government. Priority will be given to improve the
business environment, including measures to further liberalise the economy, in order
to promote private investment. On its part, the Government will strengthen the
ongoing GTP to streamline bureaucratic process and reduce the costs of doing
business. Statutory and regulatory reviews will be undertaken to promote
entrepreneurship and improve risk-taking profiles of the private sector.
Having said that, we believe the initiatives put in place by the Government could help
Malaysia gain some headway in stimulating private investment even though the
improvement will unlikely be significant. Recall that in a move to promote private
investment, the Government has liberalised 27 services sub-sectors on 22 April2009. It had also repealed the Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) guidelines and
relaxed the 30% Bumiputera equity participation at the point of initial public offer
(IPO) on 30 June 2009. In addition, the Governments relationship with Singapore
has improved lately that could help generate some investment activities in the
Iskandar region, in our view. Also, the implementation of the Public-Private Partnership
(3P) and the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is expected to generate some RM62.7bn
of investment in the country. Among the large projects to be implemented under
the 3P includes seven toll highways, five Universiti Teknologi Mara branch campuses,
redevelopment of Angkasapuri Complex Kuala Lumpur as media city, Integrated
Transport Terminal in Gombak and privatisation of Penang Port Sdn Bhd.
While these changes together with the initiatives under the GTP and NEM are helpfuland encouraging, Malaysia needs to do more and show to investors that it would
continue to do it right and deliver what it has promised in order to bring back
investors confidence. The enormous challenges in pushing private investment and
a slowdown in spending by the Government in order to reduce its deficit suggests
that consumer spending will likely remain as a key driver of the countrys economic
growth. As a result, the Government expects consumer spending to grow at a
faster pace of 7.7% a year in the 10MP , compared with +6.5% estimated for
the 9MP. Consequently, its share will rise to 58% of GDP in 2015, from 53.6%
estimated for 2010, making Malaysias share almost comparable to Japan (58.5%)
and higher than Thailand (51.3%) and Singapore (39.4%). Indeed, a pick-up in
consumer spending has led to an increase in household debt, which rose from 63.9%
of GDP in 2008 to 76.6% in 2009. The sharp jump was due partly to the effect ofa lower denominator as GDP contracted in 2009. Although Bank Negara was not
alarmed by the sharp rise in household borrowings, we believe we should not push
too hard on consumer spending to drive the countrys economic growth.
Government To Reduce Its Role And Budget Deficit
On its part, the Governments gross development expenditure will be kept at
RM230bn in the 10MP , the same level as in the 9MP, in line with the Governments
efforts to contain its budget deficit. Of which, an amount ofRM20bn or around
8.7% w ill be used as the PFI Facilitation Fund. We understand that one of the
purposes of the PFI Facilitation Fund is to make certain projects viable for
implementation. Also, it could serve as tipping-off for private projects to take offand will generate at least RM62.7bn of private investment under the 3P procurement
model. Under the 3P procurement model, the public sector will be the main purchaser
of the output. This implies that the Government will have to lease and pay rent for
those output and services. Whilst there is no doubt the move could help the
We view the target to grow
p r i va t e i nves tment by
12 . 8% a y ea r a s
optimistic, as it will remain
a significant challenge for
t he coun t ry t o d r i ve
private investment due to
keen competition
We believe the initiatives
pu t i n p l ace by t he
Government could still help
Ma l ays i a ga i n some
headway i n s t imu l a ti ng
private investment
The Government expects
consumer spending to help
d e l i v e r g r o w t h b u t w e
believe w e should not push
t o o ha rd o n c o n s um e r
spending
The g ro s s deve l opment
expenditure will be kept at
RM230bn in the 10MP , the
same level as in the 9MP,
i n l i n e w i t h t h e
Government s e f fo r t s to
contain its budget deficit
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Growth In Serv i ces To Outpace The Economy And To Be
Complemented By The Manufacturing Sector
On the supply side, the services sector will likely be the key driver in the economy
and its growth of 7.2% a year projected for the 10MP will outpace that of the real
GDP growth during the period and faster than +6.8% a year estimated for the 9MP
(see Table 5). This suggests that greater emphasis will be focussed on promoting
growth in the services sector. As it stands, the Government already liberalised 27services sub-sectors as part of its efforts to draw in investors into these sectors and
we expect the Government to do more as the country moves forward. As a result,
the share of the services sector will rise to 61.1% of GDP in 2015, from 58%
estimated for 2010. According to the Government, growth in the services sector
during the 10MP will be driven by the expansion in intermediate services such as
finance & business services and transport, storage & communications sub-sectors.
Towards this end, Bank Negara Malaysia has issued few new banking and investment
licenses to foreign investors. It remains to be seen whether these foreign players
could eventually bring in more business from abroad to broaden and deepen the
countrys banking industry. These will likely be aided by a pick-up in final services
such as wholesale & retail and accommodation & restaurants in line with stronger
consumer spending projected during the period.
Similarly, the manufacturing sector is envisagedto grow at a faster pace of 5.7%
per annum under the 10MP, compared with +1.3% a year estimated for the 9MP, in
line with a recovery in exports and stronger domestic demand. Stronger growth will
be contributed by higher value add in the E&E sub-sector. The fact that growth in
the sector is envisaged to be less robust than that of the services sector suggests
that it would remain challenging for Malaysia to attract investment into the sector.
Consequently, its share of GDP is projected to drop to 26.3% in 2015, from an
estimate of 26.7% in 2010.
In the same vein, the agriculture sector is projected to experience a stronger
growth of 3.3% a year in the 10MP, compared with +3.0% a year estimated for the
9MP, implying that the sector would continue to be promoted by the Government as
one of the main engines of growth.
Also, the mining value add is projected to bounce back to expand by 1.1% a year
in the 10MP, from a contraction of -0.5% a year in the 9MP. Growth will likely be
driven by a pick-up in demand for LNG, while crude oil production will remain
modest, in line with the Governments conservation policy.
The serv i ces sec tor w i l l
likely be the key driver in
t he economy and i t s
growth w ill outpace that of
the real GDP growth
The manufacturing sector
is projected to grow at a
faster pace during the plan
The m in i ng ou tpu t i s
projected to recover
Agriculture output will inch
up as well
Growth Structure
(% p.a) (% to GDP)
9MP 10MP '05 10 15
Agriculture 3.0 3.3 8.0 7.5 6.6
Mining -0.5 1.1 9.5 7.5 5.9
Manufacturing 1.3 5.7 30.7 26.7 26.3
Construction 4.4 3.7 3.3 3.3 2.9
Services 6.8 7.2 51.2 58.0 61.1
-Utilities 3.1 4.1 3.1 2.9 2.7
-Trade & accommodation 7.7 8.3 13.7 16.1 17.9
-Transportation & comm 6.2 7.5 7.3 8.0 8.6
-Finance 8.0 8.3 10.0 17.4 19.4
-Government 6.3 3.4 6.8 7.5 6.6
-Other services 5.0 5.8 10.3 6.1 5.9
GDP 4.2 6.0
Table 5GDP By Sector (In Real Terms) , 2006-2015
Source: EPU
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The construction sector, however, is projected to grow at a slower pace of 3.7%
a year in the 10MP, compared with +4.4% a year estimated for the 9MP, as activities
during the 9MP was boosted by the two economic stimulus packages implemented
by the Government in late 2008 and early 2009. The slowdown is also in line with
a slower increase in public sector investment, as the Government will maintain its
development expenditure unchanged during the plan. Meanwhile, the Government
expects the 3P and the PFI procurement models to help generate construction
activities worth RM62.7bn in the 10MP. This will help to take up some slack andcontribute to growth in the civil engineering segment, as the Government keeps its
development expenditure unchanged.
Higher Inflation, Employment To Improve
The 10MP is silent on inflation forecast. Nonetheless, by gradually removing subsidies,
particularly fuel and power tariff during the 10MP, and pushing for stronger consumer
spending, we expect inflation rate to rise to an average rate of around 3.0-
3.5% a year in the 10MP , from +2.7% estimated for the 9MP. The labour supply
is anticipated to increase by 2.2% per annum in the 10MP to reach 13.65 million by
end-2015, compared with +1.6% in the 9MP. Given that the economy is projected
to expand by around 6.0% during the plan and the Government expects employmentto grow by 2.4% a year, the unemployment rate is projected to ease to 3.1%
in 2015, from 3.6% estimated for 2010.
Smaller Current Account Surplus But Remains Sizeable
The current account surplus in the balance of payments is projected to
narrow to 10.5% of GNI by the final year of the 10MP in 2015, from a surplus of
14.6% of GNI estimated for 2010 (see Table 6). Despite smaller, at more than 10%
of GNI, the current account surplus in 2015 remains sizeable and will likely contribute
to a build-up in foreign exchange reserves and fuel domestic liquidity. Indeed, a
sustained large current account surplus implies that the countrys gross national
savings rate will remain high as well. As a result, the savings rate is projected to
average around 33.7% of GNI in 2015, albeit smaller compared with 35.6% of GNI
estimated for 2010. In absolute terms, the current account surplus, however, is
projected to widen to RM121.7bn by the final year of the 10MP in 2015, from a
surplus of RM109.2bn in 2010. This is due mainly to a larger surplus in the
merchandise account, which is projected to increase to RM169.3bn in 2015, from
RM145.0bn estimated for 2010. The widening services account surplus during the
year will also help. These will, however, be offset partially by a larger deficit in the
income account, as multinational companies send more money back home, and the
increase in current transfers due to repatriation of foreign workers remittances. The
latter indicates that Malaysia will still rely on foreign workers to generate economic
output in the near future.
RM billion
05 10 15
Merchandise account 128.9 145.0 169.3
Services account -9.6 1.3 6.8
Transportation -15.9 -19.4 -21.0
Travel 18.9 31.8 40.0
Other services -12.1 -11.0 -12.1
Govt. transactions -0.3 -0.1 -0.1
Income -23.9 -19.9 -33.1
Current transfers -17.0 -17.1 -21.3
Current account 78.4 109.2 121.7
% to GNI 15.7 14.6 10.5
Table 6
Balance Of Payments, 2006-2015
Cons t ruc t i on sec t o r ,
however, will slow dow n, in
l i n e w i t h a s t ag nan t
government spending
Inflation rate w ill likely rise
but unemployment rate to
improve
The cu r ren t ac coun t
surplus in the balance of
payments is projected to
narrow to 10.5% of GNI in
2015, from a surp lus of
14.6% of GNI est imated
for 2010
Source: EPU
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Construction: Allocation For Physical Hardware Reduced,Transport Infrastructure In The Spot Light
As far as the construction sector is concerned, we rate the just announced 10MP as
mixed. While gross development expenditure comes in at RM230bn that is higher
than RM180bn guided earlier and matches the amount under the 9MP, the breakdown
between physical hardware and soft infrastructure has been changed to 60:40
under the 10MP from 78:22 under the 9MP as the new focus is on moving away
from merely building schools, to improving teachers. As such, the allocation for
physical hardware (that translates to construction jobs) effectively falls by 23%
from RM179.4bn (RM230bn x 78%) under the 9MP to RM138bn under the 10MP
(RM230bn x 60%).
On a positive note, 52 high-impact projects worth RM62.7bn to be implemented via
privatisation or the public-private partnership (PPP) model are under consideration
comprising, among others:
Seven toll highways worth RM19bn including the West Coast Expressway (potential
beneficiaries: Kumpulan Europlus and IJM), Guthrie-Damansara Expressway,
Sungai Juru Expressway and Paroi-Senawang-KLIA Expressway;
Two coal-fired power plants worth RM7bn (potential beneficiaries: Zelan and
Mudajaya);
Development of the Malaysian Rubber Boards 3,300 acres of land in Sungai
Buloh with a GDV of RM10bn (Potential beneficiary: MRCB);
Five Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) branch campuses;
Redevelopment of Angkasapuri into a Media City;
Integrated transport terminal in Gombak (Potential beneficiary: WCT); and
Privatisation of Penang port.
Also, a RM20bn facilitation fund will be established to bridge the viability gap for
private sector investment in projects with high strategic value to the nation and
multiplier effects. Among the projects currently under consideration are: (1) Senai
Hi-Tech Park in Iskandar, Johor; (2) The raw water supply project for industrial
complex in Tanjong Langsat, Johor; (3) Land reclamation in Westport, Port Klang;
and (4) Malaysia Truly Asia Centre in KL.
Realising the importance of investing in transportation infrastructure to stimulate
economic activities as well as to ease worsening traffic congestion (that reduces
productivity), several major rail projects have been earmarked to be implemented
under the 10MP comprising: (1) The expansion of light rail transit (LRT) coverage
in KL (We take it as referring to the Ampang and Kelana Jaya light rail transit (LRT)line extension as well as the new Cheras Kota Damansara LRT line); (2) Gemas
Johor Bahru double-tracking; and (3) A new 150-km mass rapid transit (MRT)
system covering a 20km radius around KL with 2m passenger-trips per day (see
Table 7 for details of the projects).
Lower a l l o ca t i on f o r
physical hardware
RM62.7bn privat isat ion/
PPP projects, backed by
RM20bn facil itation fund
Rail projects in the spot
light
Table 7
Rail Projects Under The 10MP
Project Value*
(RMbn)
Ampang & Kelana Jaya LRT line extension 7
Kota Damansara - Cheras new LRT line 25Gemas-JB double tracking 5
KL MRT 30
Total 67
Status/Remark
17 and 15 players pre-qualified as main contractors and segmental box
girder sub-contractors in Apr 2010 (see Table 8)
PreliminaryReported to be led by Chinese contractors
This is one of the key initiatives to transform KL into Greater KL,
leveraging on its liveability, cosmopolitan population, Asian heritage and
world-class infrastructure.
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While Gamuda and MMC Corporation are perceived by the market as the front-
runners for these rail projects given their solid track record in the Ipoh Padang
Besar double-tracking project (and for Gamuda, also the Kaohsiung Metropolitan
MRT in Taiwan), we believe those who pre-qualified for the Ampang and Kelana Jaya
LRT line will give Gamuda and MMC Corporation a run for their money (see Table
8). Nonetheless, given the size and scale of these rail projects, if they do get off
the ground, irrespective of who are in the drivers seats, the multiplier effect to the
construction sector (in terms of sub-contracting jobs), the building material sectoras well as the economy as a whole will be tremendous.
Tremendous mu l t i p l i e r
e f fec t
Other key projects identified to be implemented under the 10MP include:
1. Flood mitigation programmes (RM5bn);
2. Expansion of airports (RM3.3bn);
3. 3,580km of paved roads, of which 72% in Sabah and Sarawak (Potential
beneficiaries: Hock Seng Lee, Loh & Loh and Naim);
4. Remaining work for the RM3.7bn East Coast Expressway (Phase 2);
5. Kuala Lipis Cameron Highlands road;
6. Jerantut Sungai Lembing road;
7. Sewerage treatment plant in Lembah Pantai, KL;
8. Eight hospitals (including specialist hospitals), 197 clinics and 50 1Malaysia clinics;
9. 78,000 units of affordable public housing; and
10. Repair and maintenance of public/private low-cost housing (RM500m)
Like all previous Malaysia Plans, the key to the success of the 10MP is not so much
a grand plan or a long list of ambitious mega projects, but execution. On the heels
of disappointment from a few false starts to the Ampang and Kelana Jaya LRT line
extension project, we believe the market will want to see the real action before a
re-rating of the construction sector can take place this time around.
Execution is key
Table 8Contractors Pre-qualified For Ampang & Kelana Jaya LRT Line
Extension Project
1. Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd 1. Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd
2. Fajarbaru Builder Sdn Bhd Signatium Construction Sdn Bhd JV 2. Fajarbaru Builder Sdn Bhd Signatium Construction
Sdn Bhd JV
3. WCT Sinohydro JV 3. WCT Sinohydro JV
4. IJM Construction Sdn Bhd 4. IJM Construction Sdn Bhd
5. Ranhill CCCC JV 5. Ranhill CCCC JV
6. Muhibbah Engineering Sdn Bhd 6. Muhibbah Engineering Sdn Bhd
7. Gamuda Berhad 7. UEM Builders Bhd Intria Bina Sdn Bhd JV
8. UEM Builders Bhd Intria Bina Sdn Bhd JV 8. MMC- Zelan JV
9. MMC- Zelan JV 9. MRCB Engineering Sdn. Bhd
10.MRCB Engineering Sdn. Bhd 10.BPHB Tim Sekata JV
11.Trans Resources Corporation Sdn Bhd 11.Zabima Leighton JV
12.BPHB Tim Sekata JV 12.MTDC Persys JV
13.Zabima Leighton JV 13.Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd
14.Mudajaya Corporation Berhad 14.Bina Puri Acre Works SNC Lavalin JV
15.MTDC Persys JV 15.UEM Construction Sdn Bhd Projek
Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad
16.Loh & Loh Constructions Sdn Bhd
17.Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd
Source: Prasarana
Main Contractors Segmental Box Girder Sub-Contractors
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We maintain Neutral on
the construction sector
On one hand, we foresee improved investors risk appetite for construction stocks
following: (1) The massive underperformance of the sector vis--vis the market in
4Q2009 and 1H2010; and (2) A better sector news flow and new expectations on
the heels of the announcement of the 10MP. On the other hand, certain negative
elements remain such as: (1) The still slow pace of the roll-out of public projects,
shrinking margins and declining dominance of established players in large-scale
projects locally; and (2) The not-so-rosy outlook and increased operating risks in
key overseas markets (following the Dubai credit crisis, Dongs devaluation andrising arbitration cases). We maintain Neutra l on the construction sector.
Building Materials
We believe the higher-than-expected gross development expenditure will lift domestic
cement consumption as well as cement producers pricing power (on the back of
higher demand). However, we believe higher margins arising from increased demand
and better selling prices would be partly mitigated by higher energy cost, in particular,
thermal coal and electricity. We are keeping our numbers unchanged for now,
pending further clarifications from the cement producers.
While the higher-than-expected gross development expenditure would boost domestic
steel consumption, we believe the impact is likely to be muted, as fortunes of thesteel players are tied largely to the demand-supply balance in the region. We are
keeping to our stance that the near-term earnings prospects of the steel sub-sector
are weak on the back of: (1) Increased concerns on overcapacity in China arising
from mounting steel output and weak near-term steel consumption, which may
prompt steel producers in China to dump steel products in the international market
at cheap prices; and (2) Heightened risk on a sharper-than-expected slowdown in
global economy, which may affect global steel consumption, hence weighing down
on steel prices. Maintain Underweight.
Infrastructure sector - water
Under the 10MP, the Government indicated that it is keeping to the timeline of the
water sector restructuring (i.e. all states will migrate to the new licensing regime andbecome asset light water service providers by 2010 (see Chart 3). However, we are
keeping to our stance that water sector restructuring, in particular, the Selangor
state, is unlikely to materialise anytime soon (which means the Governments timeline
is unlikely to be achieved), given that: (1) The pricing issue remains unresolved; and
(2) All three parties (the Federal Government, state government, and water
concessionaires) are involved in the negotiation process, and this may complicate
and drag the entire negotiation process. Hence, we remain cautious on Puncak. Our
indicative fair value remains unchanged at RM2.55, at 30% to its DCF-derived NPV
of RM3.65 (based on WACC of 11.5%).
Cement sub-sector good
for demand and pr ic ing
power
Steel sub-sector good
for domestic demand, but
may no t he l p much i n
boosting earnings
Timeline on water sector
res t ruc t u r i ng rema ins
unchanged
Chart 3
Water Services Industry Reform Roadmap
Source: 10MP
8th Plan period2001-2005
9th Plan period2006-2010
10th Plan period2011-2015
Stabilisation Privatisation and corporatisation
of state water authorities
Planning for restructuring ofwater services industry
Consolidation
Operationalisation of NationalWater Services Commission
(SPAN) Enforcement of Water Services
Industry Act (WSIA), 2006 Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad
(PAAB) takes over existing waterassets from states at negotiated
values and is responsible for
implementing waterinfrastructure development
State water operators are asset-light and focus on serviceprovision
Moving towards efficiency in
operations and management
Tariff-setting mechanism to allowfull-cost recovery to be
completely phased in by 2013
Integration of water supply andsewerage services
Initial efforts towards theintroduction of integrated waterand sewerage tariffs
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Water sector restructuring aside, the Government also allocated RM1.1bn for the
non-revenue water (NRW) programme, involving replacement of pipes and old meters
to improve the quality of water and reduce losses in water supply. It was also
mentioned that RM369m out of the entire RM1.1bn would be allocated in the first two
years of the plan. While it is unknown as to the exact amount that will be allocated
for pipe replacement activities, we believe this will benefit all pipe makers including
YLIand Engtex (ductile iron), Jaks Resources (mild steel), as well as Hiap Teck and
Choo Bee (bare steel that is the feedstock for mild steel), given the absence ofsizeable pipe replacement activities, resulting in poor demand for pipes over the past
few years.
P ipe makers to benef i t
from NRW programme
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