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The report identified prolonged global supply chain disruptions, a stronger US dollar, rising political uncertainty ahead of a possible early general election, and the proposed expansion of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI as the key risks.

Economists have foreseen the Malaysian ringgit to remain under pressure against the US dollar in the second half amid aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve (Fed).

The trade spat intensified by the US protectionism has prompted analysts to cut forecast on Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year by 0.1 percentage point to 5.2 percent.