• Economists: Ringgit speculation leads to economic paralysis
  • Roshan Jason
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  • Although Bank Negara has repeatedly announced that the ringgit peg against the US dollar will remain, the economy market however chooses not to believe in this certainty thus causing an economic paralysis, an economist said recently.
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    • Option to float
    • Greater flexibility