Economy and Finance

Economy and Finance
Bad loans in the housing sector – ticking time-bomb?

The backdrop to this is Malaysia being well-known as having one of highest household debt ratios in Asia and the highest in Asean.
By Jason Loh

4 years ago
Economy and Finance
Moving forward: What to expect for both Sabah and Sarawak in 2021

Both Sabah and Sarawak state governments should utilise the budget surplus and work closely with the federal government to catalyse socio-economic development in both states.
By Amanda Yeo

4 years ago
Economy and Finance
Malaysia falling behind regional competitors for FDI – beginning of end?

We are seeing the acceleration of international and regional cooperation where Covid-19 affects the whole spectrum of trade and investment linkages.
By Jason Loh

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Affordable housing as key to sustained fiscal consolidation

A stable housing market in the form of affordable housing – facilitated and enabled by land price stability – implies less debt leverage.
By Jason Loh

4 years ago
Economy and Finance
The ‘partiality’ of rating agencies

Due to their status, ratings agencies exercise and wield enormous influence and clout.
By Jamari Mohtar and Jason Loh

4 years ago
Economy and Finance
Not the time for “fiscal prudence” but “extraordinary fiscal prudence”

Sound fiscal management is certainly preferred but it should have been given serious attention years before the start of lavish government spending while taxing the most disadvantaged ones.
By Margarita Peredaryenko, Ameen Kamal and Sofea Azahar

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Interstate travel greatly helps revive tourism industry

This will need our country’s entire focus on domestic tourism to help the tourism industry recover and further strengthen our economy.
By Farhan Kamarulzaman

4 years ago
Economy and Finance
Fitch downgrade and sovereign debt

There is a near-consensus these days against unquestionable or uncritical trust in ratings agencies.
By Jason Loh

4 years ago
Economy and Finance
Urgency to raise minimum wage and upskill workforce

Better minimum wage complemented with increased demand for higher-skilled talents should be the way forward for Malaysia.
By Sofea Azahar and Ameen Kamal

4 years ago
Domestic Policy
Crop insurance to boost yields, efficiencies and stay competitive

Crop insurance would be the bait for farmers to take the risk in utilizing modern technologies, should there be any losses, they do not lose anything because their crops are already insured.
By Nurafifah Suhaimi

4 years ago

The backdrop to this is Malaysia being well-known as having one of highest household debt ratios in Asia and the highest in Asean.

Both Sabah and Sarawak state governments should utilise the budget surplus and work closely with the federal government to catalyse socio-economic development in both states.

We are seeing the acceleration of international and regional cooperation where Covid-19 affects the whole spectrum of trade and investment linkages.

A stable housing market in the form of affordable housing – facilitated and enabled by land price stability – implies less debt leverage.

Due to their status, ratings agencies exercise and wield enormous influence and clout.

Sound fiscal management is certainly preferred but it should have been given serious attention years before the start of lavish government spending while taxing the most disadvantaged ones.

This will need our country’s entire focus on domestic tourism to help the tourism industry recover and further strengthen our economy.

There is a near-consensus these days against unquestionable or uncritical trust in ratings agencies.

Better minimum wage complemented with increased demand for higher-skilled talents should be the way forward for Malaysia.

Crop insurance would be the bait for farmers to take the risk in utilizing modern technologies, should there be any losses, they do not lose anything because their crops are already insured.