<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（布城18日讯）前财政部长敦达因对于国家银行的外汇交易在1985年之后出现任何政策变动，表示不知情。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>于1984年至1991年担任财长的敦达因今日向皇家调查委员会（RCI）供证时说：“国行没有通知我（关于在‘广场协议’期间造成95亿令吉的外汇交易损失）任何政策变更。一切都是秘密。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他补充说，国行是极为独立的机构，政府不应指示该如何处理交易活动。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“我没有意识到任何变化，因为国行没有知会我。”他并指，向政府通报任何的政策变动是国行的职责。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“广场协议”是法国、西德、美国、英国和日本在1985年9月达成的一项协议，目的是干预货币市场，令美元兑日元和德国马克贬值。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>在之前的皇委会听证会上，国行银行部门前经理丹斯里诺莫哈末耶谷表示，“广场协议”是“具历史意义”，因是国行银行家首次同意干预货币市场，且是政府首次设定外汇汇率目标，并通过积极干预来达成。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>随着国行的外汇交易方式转变，国行据称也改变了外汇交易的模式，在1985年以后从保守作风转向更积极的作法，据悉是为了从交易中获得最大化的收益。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>


（布城18日讯）前财政部长敦达因对于国家银行的外汇交易在1985年之后出现任何政策变动，表示不知情。

于1984年至1991年担任财长的敦达因今日向皇家调查委员会（RCI）供证时说：“国行没有通知我（关于在‘广场协议’期间造成95亿令吉的外汇交易损失）任何政策变更。一切都是秘密。”

他补充说，国行是极为独立的机构，政府不应指示该如何处理交易活动。

“我没有意识到任何变化，因为国行没有知会我。”他并指，向政府通报任何的政策变动是国行的职责。

“广场协议”是法国、西德、美国、英国和日本在1985年9月达成的一项协...

敦达因：我没被告知国行外汇交易政策在80年代出现变动

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<p>Here is a brief recap of the business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Friday.</p>


<p>SCGM Bhd's (KL:SCGM) substantial shareholders are to inject their agriculture-related business into the cash company in return for RM207.94 million worth of shares as part of the company's regularisation plan.</p>


<p>Chinese national Huang YongKang has emerged as Asia Poly Holdings Bhd's (KL:ASIAPLY) second biggest shareholder after taking up the entire 95.85 million shares issued under a private placement.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The shares represent a 9.09% stake in the Klang-based cast acrylic sheets manufacturer.</p>


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<p>Wall Street's holiday cheer ended abruptly on Friday, with all three main benchmarks closing lower in a broad-based sell-off affecting even tech and growth stocks that had driven markets higher through much of the shortened trading week.</p>


<p>A mystery seller is asking US$200 million (RM893.43 million) for an empty waterfront lot next door to the properties Jeff Bezos bought in South Florida.</p>

<p>The roughly 1.84 acre lot (0.74 hectare) is located at Indian Creek, a man-made barrier island that’s been dubbed “Billionaire Bunker.” Ilya Reznik, who’s brokering the transaction, declined to identify the seller but said they are “willing to negotiate” on price.</p>


<p>Shell has shut down one of its oil processing units at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park on Singapore’s Pulau Bukom to facilitate an investigation into a suspected leak in the system.</p>


<p>Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh instructed the investment ministry and other authorities to work on development scenarios and measures that will enable the country to attain “double-digit” growth in gross domestic product next year.</p>


<p>A Norwegian shipping company on Friday rejected an accusation from Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, that it refused to rescue sailors from a sinking Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea.</p>


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<p>Brazil’s annual inflation unexpectedly slowed in early December as energy costs dropped, giving central bankers limited relief as they pledge two more jumbo interest rate hikes by March.</p>

<p>Official data released on Friday showed consumer prices rose 4.71% from a year earlier, below the 4.83% median estimate in a <em>Bloomberg </em>survey of economists and the prior reading of 4.77%.</p>


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