Economy and Finance

Economy and Finance
Will Kuala Lumpur become the next flooding city like Jakarta?

Proactive approach from the Malaysian government would avoid KL becoming the next Jakarta.
By Amanda Yeo

3 years ago
Economy and Finance
Malaysia is Entering a Serious Food Security “Conundrum”

A series of geopolitical events leave Malaysia with no space or time for a comprehensive food security policy overhaul that should have been done yesterday.
By Rais Hussin

3 years ago
Economy and Finance
Public-private partnerships in addressing urban poverty

PPP would see the urban poor having wider opportunities for better quality employment, purchasing power, and quality of life.
By Rosihan Addin Rosihan Adi

3 years ago
Domestic Policy
MySejahtera: Investigating Costing FairPlay

It is unacceptable that the government has not shown adequate financial and governance concerns given that any potential price unfairness would ultimately be paid by taxpayers.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal

3 years ago
Economy and Finance
Re-envisioning the CPI

As the national measure of inflation, the CPI is treated as under-stating the real inflation.
By Rosihan Addin Rosihan Adi

3 years ago
Economy and Finance
EPF: Elbowing financial repression, embracing radical transparency

Public pension savings, especially private, should not be an addictive government’s pill to offsets its incompetent governance.
By Rais Hussin and Margarita Peredaryenko

3 years ago
Economy and Finance
The implications of food price inflation on food security in Malaysia

To deal with the ongoing food price inflation effectively, EMIR Research would like to call for a thorough review of the existing food security-related policies.
By Amanda Yeo

3 years ago
Economy and Finance
Subsidy implementation would help Malaysians to cope with the ongoing price inflation

While Singapore recorded higher rates than Malaysia for CPI and core inflation, most Singaporeans might not feel the direct hit arising from the rising cost of living as Malaysians.
By Amanda Yeo

3 years ago
Economy and Finance
Financial literacy is the responsibility of all

There is an increasing concern that in addition to the current EPF’s special withdrawal facility, BNPL and TNG's GOpinjam schemes would make more Malaysians incur more debt than savings.
By Amanda Yeo

3 years ago
Domestic Policy
“Confusion” on MySejahtera: Incompetence or collusion?

The government's response (or lack thereof) on some red flag issues appears to be in defiance of public outcry and utmost disregard for strict governance standards.
By Rais Hussin and Ameen Kamal

3 years ago

Proactive approach from the Malaysian government would avoid KL becoming the next Jakarta.

A series of geopolitical events leave Malaysia with no space or time for a comprehensive food security policy overhaul that should have been done yesterday.

PPP would see the urban poor having wider opportunities for better quality employment, purchasing power, and quality of life.

It is unacceptable that the government has not shown adequate financial and governance concerns given that any potential price unfairness would ultimately be paid by taxpayers.

As the national measure of inflation, the CPI is treated as under-stating the real inflation.

Public pension savings, especially private, should not be an addictive government’s pill to offsets its incompetent governance.

To deal with the ongoing food price inflation effectively, EMIR Research would like to call for a thorough review of the existing food security-related policies.

While Singapore recorded higher rates than Malaysia for CPI and core inflation, most Singaporeans might not feel the direct hit arising from the rising cost of living as Malaysians.

There is an increasing concern that in addition to the current EPF’s special withdrawal facility, BNPL and TNG's GOpinjam schemes would make more Malaysians incur more debt than savings.

The government's response (or lack thereof) on some red flag issues appears to be in defiance of public outcry and utmost disregard for strict governance standards.