Who wins from cheap oil, cheap ringgit?

By Chan Quan Min

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In part one of a two-part series, we consider the beneficiaries of low oil prices. Transport industries are the main beneficiaries of low crude oil prices,b ut other industries also feel the trickle down effects of cheap oil now that lower oil prices have reached the pump. In part two KiniBiz mulls the effect of a cheaper ringgit. It is difficult to say which way the economy will go this year given so much uncertainty of late. In the meantime, earning dollars is the way to go.

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Cheap ringgit: A mixed bag for exporters

Predictions for the Malaysian economy in a cheap oil environment range from the alarmist to the reassuring. It is however difficult to say which way the economy will go this year given so much ...