Analysts: Greece fallout unlikely to affect Malaysia, concern about ringgit


Wong: ‘There’s a substantial amount of foreign holdings on MGS.’

PETALING JAYA: The fallout from Greece’s possible exit from the European Union following its debt crisis is unlikely to have a contagion effect on the Malaysian economy for now.

But the concern is more on Fitch’s credit rating of Malaysia that could impact the ringgit, which is seeing minimal effects from the Greece problem.

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