	currency exchange loss pushes malaysia s debt up an exchange loss of billion ringgit in pushed malaysia s outstanding external debt up to billion ringgit from s billion the central bank said in its annual report bank negara said although malaysia s net borrowing dropped in its external debt rose due to the pct appreciation of the basket of currencies against which the ringgit is pegged the basket comprises principally the u s dollar yen mark swiss franc french franc sterling guilder canadian and singapore dollars it added bank negara said growth in external debt which declined progressively from a peak of pct in to pct in rose by pct in malaysia s debt serving ratio of pct of its exports in is within the prudency limit of pct bank negara governor jaafar hussein told reporters reuter 
