PUTRAJAYA, Dec. 12 -- Lim Guan Eng is confident Malaysia can achieve its economic growth target of 4.8 per cent for next year even after the World Bank dialled down its forecast for the country.

However, the finance minister said there is still room for revision later on, depending on the outcome of this year's achievement.

"I think we will still keep to our target and that we will depend on ultimately on our growth performance for 2019.

"So I am sure that if we maintain our growth target of 4.7 for 2019, likely we will maintain our 4.8 per cent target.

"If this target is not achieved, of course, then we may need to have a look at it again, but at the moment I think we are still on track," he told reporters here today.

Lim was asked ...