No plans to peg ringgit, says Chua


KUALA LUMPUR: There are no plans by the Government to peg the ringgit to the US dollar, similar to what was done during the global financial crisis in 1997, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chua Tee Yong (pic).

“There is no proposal to peg the ringgit as what was done during the 1997 global financial crisis.

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