Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Ringgit weakens as commodities retreat crimps revenue outlook

Malaysia’s ringgit dropped to its lowest in almost two weeks on concern falling raw-materials prices will hurt government income and widen the budget deficit.

The Bloomberg Commodity Index declined 1.4 percent Monday, the biggest loss in a month, after China reported industrial output and fixed-asset investment data for September that missed economist estimates.

Malaysia’s government gets 22 percent of its revenue from oil-related exports and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is scheduled to deliver his 2016 annual budget plan on Friday.

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