Economy and Finance

Domestic Policy
Malaysia needs a new toolbox to combat poverty

To foster transformative strategies for nation-building, poverty requires analysis using different approaches instead of conventional monitoring of aggregate figures.
By Chan Myae San

1 year ago
Domestic Policy
Malaysia Madani and the social contract

Malaysia Madani is well-poised to definitively give adequate expression to the dual nature inherent in our society as underpinned by the “social contract”.
By Jason Loh

1 year ago
Domestic Policy
Budget 2024 – new financing models

Fiscal consolidation and sustainability necessitates indirect/secondary fiscal injection not only via PPP but also fiscal decentralisation.
By Jason Loh

1 year ago
Economy and Finance
Addressing gender disparities amid career breaks

Achieving a 60% female labour force participation rate within a decade is our path to gender equality and economic growth.
By Farah Natasya Muhamad Ridzuan

1 year ago
Domestic Policy
Credible Malaysian Brain Drain Intervention is Long Overdue!

… an intervention based on data-driven outputs (specific money spin-offs linked empirically to the desired outcomes and intergenerational impacts) able to tackle the very root causes of human flight effectively.
By Rais Hussin

1 year ago
Economy and Finance
Budget 2024 – the battle against food inflation isn’t over yet

It’s critical that there's a closer alignment between cost-of-living (viz., reducing the financial burden of the rakyat) and food inflation (viz., reducing food prices).
By Jason Loh

1 year ago
Domestic Policy
Budget 2024 – focus on cashflow also

Budget 2024 should be flexible enough to increase deficit spending to mitigate cash flow problems in the economy.
By Jason Loh

1 year ago
Economy and Finance
Underemployment: The Silent Struggle Impacting Our Workforce

Underemployment has far-reaching impact on individuals, families, communities, and the economy and it demands a multifaceted solution.
By Rais Hussin and Chan Myae San

1 year ago
Economy and Finance
BRICS – game changer?

Membership would rewrite a new narrative in international relations by pushing for multipolarity under a reconfigured global order/framework.
By Jason Loh

2 years ago
Economy and Finance
Expected striking similarities in the East Coast Malays

The curtains have drawn on this electoral spectacle, signaling a period of transition, anticipation, and opportunity.
By Farah Natasya Muhamad Ridzuan

2 years ago

To foster transformative strategies for nation-building, poverty requires analysis using different approaches instead of conventional monitoring of aggregate figures.

Malaysia Madani is well-poised to definitively give adequate expression to the dual nature inherent in our society as underpinned by the “social contract”.

Fiscal consolidation and sustainability necessitates indirect/secondary fiscal injection not only via PPP but also fiscal decentralisation.

Achieving a 60% female labour force participation rate within a decade is our path to gender equality and economic growth.

… an intervention based on data-driven outputs (specific money spin-offs linked empirically to the desired outcomes and intergenerational impacts) able to tackle the very root causes of human flight effectively.

It’s critical that there's a closer alignment between cost-of-living (viz., reducing the financial burden of the rakyat) and food inflation (viz., reducing food prices).

Budget 2024 should be flexible enough to increase deficit spending to mitigate cash flow problems in the economy.

Underemployment has far-reaching impact on individuals, families, communities, and the economy and it demands a multifaceted solution.

Membership would rewrite a new narrative in international relations by pushing for multipolarity under a reconfigured global order/framework.

The curtains have drawn on this electoral spectacle, signaling a period of transition, anticipation, and opportunity.