Malaysia is on the road to recovery in terms of headline economic numbers, but Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has warned of risks to the recovery amid an uncertain global economic outlook.

He said the numbers speak for themselves as Malaysia had a strong first quarter this year, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth of five percent and is on track to achieve a GDP growth of 5.3 to 6.3 percent in 2022.

“Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to...