PETALING JAYA: Capital controls should only be imposed as a last resort in the event the country faces existential economic threats, said an economist.
Pegging the currency will restrict capital flows moving in and out of the country, and this could be damaging to the Malaysian economy, said Sunway University economics professor Dr Yeah Kim Leng (pic).
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