Malaysia’s Brain Drain, The Ringgit, Inflation - Plus An Upside For Expats

For Malaysian Mohd Hafizie Shamsuddin, choosing to work in Singapore allows him to earn up to 4 times the amount of ringgit as opposed to what he’d earn in Malaysia due to the falling Malaysian currency.

How does the depreciation of ringgit accelerate brain drain in Malaysia? For expatriates, why is Malaysia more attractive?

00:00 Financial gains for Malaysians working in Singapore
03:06 Impact of brain drain in Malaysia
05:15 Attractiveness of Malaysia for expats

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Corrections:
00:17 It should be Gelang Patah.

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