My Say: Widening distrust of globalisation could herald economic fragmentation
February 28, 2023
It was the Ricardian theory of comparative advantage that provided the rationale for why nations should trade among themselves and how it can be beneficial to all. Steady growth in trade led to increased economic ...
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Emerging markets can benefit as the West decouples from China
January 25, 2023
For at least the last two decades, a presence in China was seen by Western firms as a distinct competitive advantage over their peers. Now, all that seems to be changing. American and European suspicion ...
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Shariah governance practices in the global Islamic finance industry
January 11, 2023
Islamic finance is still growing at a double-digit pace, making new inroads in the MENA region and Africa. Countries adopting Islamic finance have embarked on developing legal and regulatory frameworks to ensure compliance and good ...
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Benarkah kenaikan OPR punca muflis?
January 9, 2023
Kebelakangan ini Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), sering dikaitkan dengan muflis, namun ianya kurang tepat dan agak mengelirukan. Saban kali saya dah mengulas perkara ini, OPR adalah salah satu instrumen mengawal inflasi, mengawal aliran modal keluar, ...
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Lessons learnt and not learnt from the Asian Financial Crisis
August 4, 2022
Exactly 25 years ago last month, East Asia went through its worst financial crisis. Several countries, particularly Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and the Philippines, were hit. What began as a speculative attack on the ...
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Don’t Mess with Monetary Policy
July 18, 2022
The decision by Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on July 6 to increase the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points, which is the second this year after the increase in the previous MPC meeting ...
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MALAYSIA’S OPR HIKES AND INFLATION
July 13, 2022
Bank Negara Malaysia (Malaysia’s Central Bank) has increased the policy rate twice in succession this year by 25 basis points in May 2022 and another 25 basis points in July 2022, which brings the policy ...
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Hijrah From Lip Service To Accountable Actions
April 21, 2022
As we graduate from IR4.0 towards Society 5.0, one needs to pause and ponder, why are we still talking about the same old same old? For the uninitiated, Society 5.0 is defined as a human-centred ...
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Purification of EPF Conventional Dividends?
March 7, 2022
First of all, a loud and clear disclaimer, I am NO Shariah Scholar, I am an applied researcher in Islamic finance. My views here are personal and do not represent the official views of any ...
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