KUALA LUMPUR: Declining oil prices coupled with China's struggling economy have largely contributed to the depreciation of the ringgit, economists said.
"Declining oil prices sparks speculation of lower government revenue, hence larger-than-initially anticipated budget deficits," he told Bernama.
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