Economists warn of weaker ringgit as M’sians spend RM130mil abroad

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00:00Economists warned that an outflow of funds could weaken the ringgit after Malaysians

00:06spent 130 million ringgit in southern Thailand over a recent long weekend.

00:12University of Malaya's Golim Tai said that while this spending reflects increased purchasing

00:16power, doing so overseas may harm the local economy.

00:20He added that as Malaysians exchange ringgit for foreign currencies like the Thai baht,

00:24the supply of ringgit in the market rises, potentially causing its depreciation.

00:29Go said a weaker ringgit raises the cost of imports, adding inflationary pressures.

00:34Ahmad Razman Abdul Latif of Putra Business School suggested countering this outflow by

00:39attracting foreign tourists to Malaysia and encouraging them to spend more than Malaysians

00:43do abroad.

00:45Both economists agreed that redirecting spending to the local economy could boost business

00:49growth, productivity and job creation.

00:53It was previously reported that nearly 100,000 Malaysian tourists spent over 1 billion baht

00:58in southern Thailand during the Malaysia Day weekend.

01:01Danish Raja Reza, FMT News.

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