Mounting Pressure On Abdullah Forces STPR Rating Revision

April 2008 | Political Risk Alert

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's grip on power continues to slip, with pressure mounting not only from opposition parties but also from within his own United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). There is an increasing risk that Abdullah will be ousted as UMNO leader when party elections take place in December, and this has prompted BMI to revise down Malaysia's short-term political risk rating from 86.3 to 83.8.

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