Ringgit weakness significantly impacts Malaysia's IMD competitiveness ranking - Tengku Zafrul


Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s decline in the IMD’s World Competitiveness Rankings 2024 is due to the weakness of the ringgit last year, according to Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

He explained that based on the ministry's preliminary study of the report, the primary reason for the country's drop in the index from the 27th place in 2023 to the 34th spot in 2024 was the reliance on 2023 data to measure national competitiveness.

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