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The only legal tender in Malaysia is the Malaysian ringgit. As of September 2024, the ringgit traded at MYR 4.12 to the US dollar. [78] This was a significant change from the rate of MYR 4.80 to the dollar recorded in February 2024, an appreciation of 16.5%. The ringgit is not internationalised. [79]
The currency's value fell from an average of 3.20 MYR/USD in mid-2014 to around 3.70 MYR/USD by early 2015; with China being Malaysia's largest trading partner, a Chinese stock market crash in June 2015 triggered another plunge in value for the ringgit, which reached levels unseen since 1998 at lows of 4.43 MYR/USD in September 2015, before ...
This is a list of Malaysian states and federal territories sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP). [1] [2] As of 3 November 2022 Malaysian Ringgit (symbol: RM, currency code: MYR) is equivalent to 0.211 United States dollar [3] or 0.213 Euros. [4] In 2023, Selangor contributed 25.9% of Malaysia's GDP, followed by Kuala Lumpur (15.9%) and ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia has had a significant impact on the Malaysian economy, leading to the devaluation of the Malaysian ringgit (MYR) and the decline in the country's gross domestic product. The pandemic also adversely affected several key sectors including entertainment, markets, retail, hospitality, and tourism.
The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM; Malay: Bank Negara Malaysia; Jawi: بڠک نݢارا مليسيا ) is the Malaysian central bank.Established on 26 January 1959 as the Central Bank of Malaya (Bank Negara Tanah Melayu), its main purpose is to issue currency, act as the banker and advisor to the government of Malaysia, and to regulate the country's financial institutions, credit system and ...
Malaysia has a low official unemployment rate of 3.4% as of 2024. [209] Its foreign exchange reserves are the world's 24th-largest. [210] It has a labour force of about 15 million, which is the world's 34th-largest. [211] Malaysia's large automotive industry ranks as the world's 22nd-largest by production. [212]
Bursa Malaysia is the stock exchange in Malaysia. It is one of the largest bourses in ASEAN . [ 3 ] It is based in Kuala Lumpur and was previously known as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).
The news website was fined RM 500,000 Malaysian ringgit (US$123,644). However, Malaysiakini's editor-in-chief Steven Gan was not found guilty of the offence. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The website sought public donations to pay the fine and received donation exceeding the fine amount within the span of roughly four hours.