US retains M’sia on currency manipulation watch list

The country could be removed from the next list by year-end if it again meets a maximum of one criteria.

PETALING JAYA: The US government has kept Malaysia in the currency manipulation watch list, along with Singapore, Vietnam and four other countries.

Malaysia, which was included in the semi-annual list in May 2019, however made some progress after it only met one out of three criteria set by the US Treasury, compared to two criteria in the previous report.