KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The ringgit continued its downtrend today amid a weaker global economy due to the lingering concerns on the Covid-19 outbreak. As at 9.04am, the local unit weakened to 4.1680/1710 against the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.1600/1620. ...
The ringgit continued its downtrend today. — Reuters pic
As at 9.04am, the local unit weakened to 4.1680/1710 against the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.1600/1620. “China is currently the second-largest economy of the world after the US. It is the second-largest importer of manufacturing goods amounting US$1.674 trillion in 2019, which accounts for 9.1 per cent of global imports and the largest exporter worth US$ 2.524 trillion in 2019, which is responsible for 13.7 per cent of global exports.
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