International ratings agency, Fitch has reaffirmed Malaysia’s long term currency issuer default rating at BBB+ with a stable outlook. We speak to Kathleen Chen, Associate Director Fitch Ratings’ Asia-Pacific Sovereigns who is also the primary Sovereign analyst for Malaysia as to the reasons for this and what is required for us to achieve an upgrade.

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Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories:  markets,  economy,  international,  investments

Tags:  fitch ratings,  sovereign credit rating,  malaysia economic performance,