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Home ownership and affordability in Malaysia: Facts and myths
Home affordability is nowhere near crisis level as popularly narrated.
November 03, 2023
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Put up guard rails before the circus begins: Reducing Bursa’s board lot size
Policy matters require holistic assessments of both the opportunities and potential pitfalls.
October 05, 2023
M&A
Great Eastern Holdings' proposed acquisition to boost market position in Malaysia
Great Eastern's Malaysian acquisition will boost its position in Malaysia, S&P says
October 04, 2023
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Should Malaysia force wages to rise through direct wage policy intervention?
Workers in Malaysia are lowly paid, but not underpaid.
September 28, 2023
Corporate moves
CGS-CIMB appoints veteran economist Song Seng Wun as economic advisor
Song, who has more than 30 years of working experience as an economist, is no stranger to the brokerage
September 20, 2023
Agriculture / Hotels / Restaurants
Japfa completes new delivery of live chickens from Indonesia to Singapore
Singapore has been diversifying its food sources since the pandemic.
September 03, 2023
Malaysia
Country Garden's Forest City to get new tax breaks, Anwar says
The project has been beset by challenges.
August 27, 2023
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Tick tock tick tock … time is running out ... Malaysia needs a credible fiscal consolidation plan now
Relying on oil to fund persistent operating deficit is neither wise nor sustainable
August 09, 2023
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End ‘state capture’ to enable economic transformation and improve livelihoods
Productivity gains, driven by competition, is key.
August 03, 2023
Malaysia
Anwar unveils plan to reset Malaysia's economic trajectory
The key goals of the plan are to lift Malaysia to among the top 30 global economies in the next 10 years
July 27, 2023