Zafrul: Country not in crisis


KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz says the weak ringgit does not automatically imply that the country is in an economic crisis.

However, he also noted that there was a need to brace for any possible slowdown in major global economies next year and that this would need to be addressed in the coming Budget 2023.

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