Economy and Finance

Domestic Policy
Malaysia’s Healthcare Dilemma: Tackling the Issue of Brain Drain

The medical industry is facing a crisis of undervaluing its workforce, posing a significant challenge.
By Jachintha Joyce Devasagayam Jayakumar

1 year ago
Domestic Policy
The Progressive Wage Scheme and the Madani Economy Framework

The PWS seeks to balance fairly the competing interests of employers and workers under the oversight of the State.
By Jason Loh

2 years ago
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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years ago

The medical industry is facing a crisis of undervaluing its workforce, posing a significant challenge.

The PWS seeks to balance fairly the competing interests of employers and workers under the oversight of the State.

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.