In February this year, the Malaysian currency, the ringgit, suffered its steepest decline in 26 years. It briefly slipped past MYR 4.8 against the US dollar, its weakest since reaching an all-time low of 4.88 during the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis.

This has caused a strain on the country’s key industries - from the airlines to manufacturing - due to higher fuel prices and cost of raw materials. It has shaken investor confidence and accelerated outward migration.

Why has the ringgit lost so much of its value? Could the depreciating ringgit spell trouble for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim? As the government projects a recovery, is a turnaround in sight?

0:00 Introduction
1:13 Impact of falling ringgit
04:59 Why the ringgit has fallen
10:11 How a lower ringgit affects trade
15:23 Depreciation of ringgit compared to S'pore dollar
17:50 Fall of ringgit: brain drain?
25:48 Impact of low ringgit on overseas students
28:14 Advantages of a weak ringgit
34:37 Does the falling ringgit echo the 1998 Asian financial crisis?
39:38 Will the ringgit slide rattle PM Anwar's government?
42:14 Will the ringgit recover?

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