Economy and Finance
Economy and Finance
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Economy and FinanceHighway buy-back a form of “bailout” by the people?
The overall objective should be meeting the minimum end date of the concession, so that the people are not burdened any further through extensions.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal -
Economy and Finance
Technocratic legal bailout framework to arrest “bailoutpreneurship”
All government bailouts must come with the sensibility tests and robust, neutral bailout framework to avoid “bailout-preneurs” enriching themselves under many disguises.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko -
Domestic Policy
Proper price control mechanisms required to deal with soaring vegetable prices
The government has to intensify and enhance the policy mechanisms to guarantee the welfare of farmers, wholesalers, retailers and consumers alike.
By Amanda Yeo -
Domestic Policy
MySejahtera-related ownerships split in three ways
It is unclear how ownership separation is operationalised outside of legal documents, and important issues remain unaddressed.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal -
Economy and Finance
Why Sri Lanka isn’t an example of how low interest rate combined with fiscal deficit are necessarily bad
There’s no consistently and steady linear increase of inflation as such.
By Jason Loh -
Domestic Policy
More than the bare minimum – adopting the “living wage” in Malaysia
Towards that end, EMIR Research calls for the minimum wage to be reconceptualised as a starting point instead of a benchmark.
By Rosihan Addin Rosihan Adi -
Economy and Finance
Petrodollar Warfare: Oil, Russia and the Future of the Dollar
A monumental shift from the unipolar world with rigidly centralised Western politico-economic power, toward a more balanced and fairer multipolar world, gains momentum.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko -
Domestic Policy
Time for independent commission to investigate the MySejahtera debacle
Many assertions and claims by the Authorities are not sufficiently backed up, if not contradictory, while other critical issues remain unaddressed.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal -
Economy and Finance
Provide various subsidies to counterbalance effects of raising the minimum wage and increased cost of living
Consider Introducing three-month grocery, food and petrol subsidies in vouchers among individuals and households in the lower M40 and the B40 income groups from April to June 2022.
By Amanda Yeo -
Domestic Policy
Intense acrobatics surrounding MySejahtera deals
Never-ending acrobatics - Conflicting statements, questionable dealings, and controversial company ownerships cast uncertainty over the fate of personal data of millions of MySejahtera users
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal
