Further upside for ringgit, 2026 growth


Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah said inflows into equity and bond markets in January strengthened the ringgit, and the currency will continue to follow the same trajectory. — Bloomberg

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit, Asia’s top-performing currency in the past year, still has potential to gain as the economy continues to perform strongly, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan says, indicating that growth forecasts may be revised higher.

The ringgit was undervalued last year and the market was reacting to that, Amir Hamzah said in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Avril Hong yesterday in Kuala Lumpur.

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