Efforts To Boost Ringgit Value Showing Results, Says Amir Hamzah
Efforts To Boost Ringgit Value Showing Results, Says Amir Hamzah
The Ringgit has emerged as the best-performing currency in Asia against the US Dollar since the implementation of integrated measures by the Government and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on 26 February 2024, according to Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
自2024年2月26日政府和馬來西亞銀行(BNM)實施綜合措施以來,馬來西亞林吉特已成爲亞洲對美元表現最好的貨幣,據財政部副部長拿督斯里阿米爾·哈姆扎·阿茲揚稱。
Responding to a query from Dato' Shamsuddin Bin Hj. Abd Ghaffar in the Dewan Rakyat, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah highlighted several key developments contributing to the Ringgit's improved performance.
在國會下議院回答Dato' Shamsuddin Bin Hj. Abd Ghaffar的問題時,Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah指出了幾個關鍵因素對林吉特表現的提高起到了貢獻。
"As of 17 July 2024, the Ringgit was traded at 4.6642 against the US Dollar, compared to 4.7987, the lowest exchange rate recorded this year," said Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah.
Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah表示:"截至2024年7月17日,林吉特兌美元匯率爲4.6642,而今年最低匯率爲4.7987。"
He added that the Ringgit's Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER), which measures its performance against major trading partners, has also increased by 3.4 percent.
他補充說,林吉特名義有效匯率(NEER),這一指標衡量它對主要貿易伙伴的表現,也增加了3.4%。
This improvement is attributed to efforts aimed at encouraging more consistent capital inflows into the domestic financial market, including the repatriation and exchange of foreign investment income by government-linked companies (GLCs/GLICs).
這一改善歸因於旨在鼓勵更加一致的資本流入國內金融市場的努力,包括政府聯營公司(GLCs / GLICs)通過匯回和兌換外國投資收入來實現。
"Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has and will continue to take appropriate measures to ensure the stability of the currency and the domestic foreign exchange market. This includes intervention operations in the foreign exchange market to curb excessive currency movements," the minister explained.
"馬來西亞銀行(BNM)已經並將繼續採取適當措施,以確保貨幣和國內外匯市場的穩定。其中包括干預外匯市場的操作,以抑制過度的貨幣波動,"部長解釋道。
BNM is also actively engaging with corporate companies, exporters, and importers, as well as monitoring the conversion of export proceeds into Ringgit by exporting companies.
馬來西亞銀行還積極與企業公司、出口商和進口商進行接觸,並監控出口企業將出口收入轉換爲林吉特的情況。
Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah noted that the government remains committed to implementing structural reform policies and fiscal strengthening. He cited positive results from these efforts, including encouraging approved investments for 2023, which stood at RM330 billion, compared to RM267.8 billion in 2022. In the first quarter of this year, approved investments were RM89.7 billion, up from RM71.4 billion in the same period in 2023.
Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah指出,政府仍然致力於實施結構改革政策和財政強化措施。他引用了這些努力取得的積極成果,包括今年批准的投資額爲3300億令吉,而去年爲2678億令吉。今年第一季度批准的投資額爲897億令吉,而去年同期爲714億令吉。
"After six years, JP Morgan upgraded Malaysia's rating from underweight to neutral following the implementation of structural reform policies, including investments in developing regional data hub centers and green technology," he added.
"在實施結構改革政策之後,包括髮展區域性數據中心和綠色技術的投資,JP Morgan在六年後將馬來西亞的評級從弱勢股票提升至中立。"他補充說。
The minister concluded by expressing confidence that these inflows of funds and foreign investments are expected to continue, supporting the further strengthening of the Ringgit.
部長總結表示,他對這些資金和外國投資的流入充滿信心,預計將繼續支持林吉特的進一步加強。