Fitch keeps Malaysia’s sovereign ratings on negative outlook


PETALING JAYA: Fitch Ratings said sustained weak crude oil prices in the international market could threaten to delay, or even derail, the Government’s fiscal consolidation efforts.

The rating agency, in its 2015 Outlook for Emerging Asian Sovereigns report, kept its “negative” outlook on Malaysia’s sovereign ratings amid concerns about recent narrowing trends in the country’s current account surplus and persistently high fiscal deficit.

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