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Mahathir leaves prudent legacy in farewell budget, say analysts

When Abdullah Ahmad Badawi takes over as Malaysia's fifth premier in November, there will be few economic worries on his mind.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad shuffled the cards in his farewell budget Friday, ending six years of pump-priming to cut a towering deficit and setting the economy on a sustainable track for his successor, analysts say.


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