Malaysia PM wants 5 pct growth next year

SINGAPORE | Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:57pm EST

SINGAPORE Nov 13 (Reuters) - Malaysia's prime minister said on Friday that he wants five percent growth next year, higher than an official 3 percent forecast. "Next year if you ask me without the stimulus package we will not get three percent. But having said that we are likely to get three percent. I'm not happy with three percent -- I want two more percent next year and beyond," said Najib Razak, who is also finance minister, at an APEC summit in Singapore. (Reporting by Anshuman Daga and Harry Suhartono; Editing by Neil Chatterjee)

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