Experts say M’sia not a manipulator


PETALING JAYA: The surprising move by the United States to include Malaysia in its currency manipulator watch list may be a tactic to subtly force Malaysia to import more from the world’s biggest economy.

Sunway University Business School economics professor Yeah Kim Leng told StarBiz that this could be a strategy by the US to reduce its significant trade deficit with Malaysia.

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