Treasurer-general: Economy is fine, weighed down by perception

The country's economy is strong under Prime Minister Najib Razak's leadership, but the economy and ringgit was weighed down by negative perceptions, said treasurer-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.

This perception was intentionally stirred by interested parties and needs to be corrected, he said at a press conference in Putrajaya today.

Among others, there was a perception that 1MDB and Najib's leadership having a negative effect on the performance of the ringgit, he said.

"I go to restaurant and supermarket, who are there? People are buying and travelling," he said at a press conference.

"Some group of people are making noise as though the whole country is in trouble."

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-Mkini