Najib: 2017 would be a better year economically for Malaysia

Pep talk: Najib delivering his address during the PM’s Department monthly gathering in Putrajaya.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is optimistic about the ringgit’s chances of stabilising in 2017, due to measures taken by Bank Negara Malaysia.

Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said that the decline of the Malaysian currency was out of the Government’s control and the problem is not unique to the country.