Tengku Zafrul: Worries from international investors among temporary factors of ringgit depreciation


Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR: Worries from the international investor community are among the temporary factors contributing to the depreciation of the ringgit at the moment, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

He said this caused investors to reallocate investments in higher yielding assets in the United States and caused the depreciation of various world currencies, including the ringgit.

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