MALAYSIA is currently experiencing economic difficulties not so much of our own doing but rather because of external forces. Take the case of the ringgit-dollar exchange rate. It started with the strengthening of the US economy which inevitably increased the value of the dollar against most currencies, including the ringgit.
Then came the devaluation of the yuan, which also impacted negatively on the ringgit.
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