IMF seeks Malaysia’s help

SINGAPORE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is impressed with Malaysia’s reforms and is keen to understand more about it – a far cry from the view that the Washington-based agency had on the country 20 years ago.

Ironically, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the person who bore the brunt of international disdain towards Malaysia when he imposed capital controls on the ringgit in September 1998.