The country's debt has dropped for the first time during Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's administration, now standing at RM568.9 billion or 52.8 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as at September this year.
In a written answer in Parliament to Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh), the Finance Ministry said that the country only has "moderate debts" and described the situation as under control.
The new figures are a drop from the debt levels at the end of 2013, when the figures stood at RM547.6 billion, or 54.7 percent of the GDP.
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