Ionic 2 grid. Word does not display even though there is enough space

Ionic Framework ionic-v3
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Hi guys,
so I ve been trying to create a form in ionic 2: What I want is to have the user input the amount and then the currency from a list with ion-select.
I would like something like:
Amount curr
The one next to each other and not underneath. So I tried using grid. Even though it seems to be working the currencies seem to not have enough room to be displayed, instead 3 dots appear.
This is strange since I am using, for example, EUR,USD etc which are really sort.
My code looks like this:

<ion-grid>

  <ion-row>

    <ion-col width-45>
      <ion-item>
        <ion-input [(ngModel)]="Amount" placeholder="Amount" type="number"></ion-input>
      </ion-item>
    </ion-col>

    <ion-col width-55>
      <ion-item>
        <ion-select [(ngModel)]="Currency" >
          <ion-option *ngFor="let curr of currencies" value="{{curr.UID}}">{{ curr.ISO }}</ion-option>
        </ion-select>
      </ion-item>
    </ion-col>
  </ion-row>

Thanks in advance