Economy minister Rafizi Ramli says if outflows such as exports which are paid for in US dollars accumulate to a big amount, it will affect the ringgit.
“When that amount is big and continues [to grow], it will affect the ringgit,” he told the media at May 2023 consumer price index briefing today. Rafizi noted it is routine for BNM to monitor flows of money such as exports and foreign direct investment , and this is what the central bank meant when it said it would intervene in the forex market yesterday.
BNM’s announcement of possible intervention in the foreign exchange market seemed to have tempered the selling pace of the ringgit today.
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