IT was a long-anticipated step. The ringgit is de-pegged from today and the exchange rate will be managed against a basket of currencies.
When China announced yesterday it will float the yuan, which immediately rose 2% against the US dollar, Bank Negara, having prepared for a similar step, acted swiftly for a simultaneous change.
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