Monday, September 22, 2008

Peg the RM against GOLD or, CREATE MALAYSIA GOLD DINAR

Problems faced in the world financial market would not have arisen if USA had not opted out of the Bretton Woods standard.

I urge Bank Negara, Ministry of Finance and others to peg the RM against GOLD or, create the Malaysian Dinar(to be backed by GOLD).

The USD is virtually a worthless currency financed by the World. Why should we finance the American's lifestyle and their ability to wage war against anybody at random.

The creation of a Malaysian Dinar will ensure that the Dinar will become a currency of choice and strength. In addition, Malaysia will be able to wrest the financial leadership of ASEAN which we surrendered to Singapore during the financial turmoil of 1997/98 when capital/currency controls were imposed. After all the Singapore Dollar is also pegged against the USD.

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