Economy and Finance
Economy and Finance
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Domestic PolicyYouth as the Future of Food Security in Malaysia
Programs aimed to increase youth involvement in the agro sector suffer the common problem of current policymaking culture — lack of clearly set Input-Output-Outcome-Impact links and metrics.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko -
Domestic Policy
RM Meltdown — Preparing for the Worst
Ringgit Malaysia continues to descend by breaking all technical levels to watch, invariably, putting Malaysia's foreign debts in foreign denominations in a very precarious situation.
By Rais Hussin -
Economy and FinanceBecoming the citadel of corruption, paving the way to a failed state
Hearing of billions of ringgit being stolen whether it is 1MDB, SRC or LCS or many more other abbreviations, in an ordinary course of business, should have sent shock waves to all in Malaysia. However,...
By Rais Hussin -
Economy and Finance
Symptoms of recession or possibly stagflation?
It is still way too early to tell whether Malaysia remains consistently on a positive economic trajectory for Q3 & Q4 2022 as well as next year (2023).
By Amanda Yeo -
Economy and FinanceResetting Malaysia – People’s Power and Judiciary Independence for Working Democracy
English English Published in Astro Awani, The Malaysian Insight, Malaysiakini, and MYsinchew, image by Malaysiakini. Victory begets victory is an English expression that is widely used yet little understood. In the conviction of Rosmah Mansor,...
By Rais Hussin -
Economy and Finance
The Verdict That Will Move The Needle(s)
The wheels of justice must not only work but be seen to work. Only then will the endemic culture of corruption in Malaysia, that has led to cabal after cabal of special interest, cartel after...
By Rais Hussin -
Economy and Finance
Indo-Pacific Democracy Dynamics – Impacts of Ukrainian War on the Global Democratic Order (Part 2)
Will it continue to be an unjust and manipulative unipolar world or will it be a more democratic, natural, balanced and fairer multipolar ?
By Rais Hussin -
Economy and Finance
Will more Malaysians fall into the household debt trap?
The government must recognise the critical nature of the problem and take appropriate measures to contain the triplex of cost-of living, household debt and retirement crises.
By Amanda Yeo -
Economy and Finance
How to make “brain gain” programs work
Malaysia's brain gain programmes, as they stand, are too shallow to address the very fundamental elements the Malaysian diaspora set off looking for.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko -
Economy and Finance
Sustainable structural reforms the way forward
For Malaysia to be more resilient in dealing with any economic shocks, we have to be serious about structural reforms.
By Jason Loh and Amanda Yeo
