SEVERAL initiatives have been explored to encourage a wider use of regional currencies to reduce reliance on the US dollar (de-dollarisation), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Among them is the implementation of a local currency settlement framework, in which Malaysia currently has such an arrangement with Indonesia and Thailand.“Malaysia was also among the first countries to sign a currency arrangement agreement with the Bank of China in 2009.
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