Malaysia hit with first Fitch downgrade in two decades

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Malaysia hit with first Fitch downgrade in two decades

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Fitch has downgraded Malaysia for the first time since the Asian financial crisis, slashing the sovereign rating by one notch to BBB+ due to the Covid-19 crisis and political uncertainty.

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