Economy and Finance

Domestic Policy
Problems with Monopolies in Medical Products Supply Chain

A singular and exclusive channel confers higher supply disruption risk and lower competition, giving the party holding most of the cards a significant negotiating power.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal

2 years ago
Economy and Finance
Exploring an alternative payment settlements system

The Asean version combines the best of both worlds, i.e., both SWIFT and TARGET2.
By Rais Hussin and Jason Loh

2 years ago
Domestic Policy
Strategies Moving Forward for Malaysia (Part 2) – Gaps and Opportunities

Addressing these gaps not only fulfils the necessary prerequisites but also overlaps with the creation of unrealised opportunities and the optimisation of under-realised ones.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal

2 years ago
Economy and Finance
Strategies Moving Forward for Malaysia (Part 1) – The Strengths

Malaysia must balance the need to boost revenue generation with the improvement of socioeconomic stability and the urgent need to address national security needs.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal

2 years ago
Domestic Policy
MySejahtera—Perpetual License, Perpetual Problems

The current administration must put a lid on the MySejahtera debacle that had transcended two prior administrations. However, the latest official remarks appear to bring more questions than answers.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal

2 years ago
Economy and Finance
The Silicon Valley Bank debacle

The cause of SVB’s problem is grounded in not learning from past history and a dominant paradigm that’s failed time and again.
By Jason Loh

2 years ago
Economy and Finance
Capital gains tax as a strategic fiscal policy lever

One of the ways to make use of the CGT is to conceptualise it as a strategic fiscal policy lever.
By Jason Loh

2 years ago
Domestic Policy
The Zero-Sum Game of Liquidity

Malaysia’s relatively closed economy, which has shown greater resilience to cross-border contamination, presents an opportunity to attract more foreign direct investment through some quick action and creative marketing.
By Rais Hussin

2 years ago
Domestic Policy
Malaysian 5G Rollout: Spectrum Economics & Deadweight Loss

As the policymakers continue to review the contentious DNB’s 5G rollout model, it is crucial to unpack DNB’s big promises and premises critically, truthfully, and structurally.
By Rais Hussin

2 years ago
Domestic Policy
Malaysian 5G rollout: Swift Way Forward Away from SWN

The policymakers, being guided by the resounding evidence of SWN risks and expected failure elsewhere, must do the right thing—swiftly move forward and away from its 5G SWN by extending common-sense regulation policies.
By Rais Hussin

2 years ago

A singular and exclusive channel confers higher supply disruption risk and lower competition, giving the party holding most of the cards a significant negotiating power.

The Asean version combines the best of both worlds, i.e., both SWIFT and TARGET2.

Addressing these gaps not only fulfils the necessary prerequisites but also overlaps with the creation of unrealised opportunities and the optimisation of under-realised ones.

Malaysia must balance the need to boost revenue generation with the improvement of socioeconomic stability and the urgent need to address national security needs.

The current administration must put a lid on the MySejahtera debacle that had transcended two prior administrations. However, the latest official remarks appear to bring more questions than answers.

The cause of SVB’s problem is grounded in not learning from past history and a dominant paradigm that’s failed time and again.

One of the ways to make use of the CGT is to conceptualise it as a strategic fiscal policy lever.

Malaysia’s relatively closed economy, which has shown greater resilience to cross-border contamination, presents an opportunity to attract more foreign direct investment through some quick action and creative marketing.

As the policymakers continue to review the contentious DNB’s 5G rollout model, it is crucial to unpack DNB’s big promises and premises critically, truthfully, and structurally.

The policymakers, being guided by the resounding evidence of SWN risks and expected failure elsewhere, must do the right thing—swiftly move forward and away from its 5G SWN by extending common-sense regulation policies.