Economy & Trade

Wrong to oversimplify China’s investments

Economy & Trade Opinion By admin|March 26, 2017 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan, for Sin Chew Daily, 25 March 2017 It is unfortunate that the debate on China’s investments into Malaysia has become overly politicised lately. China’s interest in Malaysia, and this region generally, is complex, and it dese [...]

Who Pays The Duties Of Supply And Demand?

Economy & Trade News Opinion By admin|March 9, 2017 |0

First published in Forbes by Dr. Ferlito The recent wave of sympathy for protectionist policies following the election of Donald Trump and dominant in European countries like Italy and France is nothing new if we look at international trade from a [...]

A slowing economy needs smarter, not more, regulations

Economy & Trade Opinion By admin|January 5, 2017 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan First published in the Business Times Singapore, December 29 2016 [...]

Think before buying

Economy & Trade Opinion Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|December 3, 2016 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan. Published in Sin Chew Daily (English) 3 December 2016 If you go to a local pasar malam, it is likely that you will find the latest albums or the latest movies being sold cheaply. The prices of these pirated items are much lo [...]

Halal is really just another way to make money

Azrul Mohd Khalib Economy & Trade Opinion By admin|September 30, 2016 |0

By Azrul Mohd Khalib. Published in Malay Mail Online 30 September 2016 There’s a cartoon out on the Internet right now which makes fun of the absurd lengths we (i.e. Malay Muslims) are going to demonstrate our zeal in all things halal. There are f [...]

Policy IDEAS No 26: Capitalism in Asia

Economy & Trade Policy Ideas Publications By admin|March 29, 2016 |0

Click here to download This paper is written by Dr Razeen Sally who is also the IDEAS’ Chair in Political Economy and Governance and Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. This pap [...]

Policy IDEAS No 25: Economic Liberalism in Asia

Economy & Trade Policy Ideas Publications By admin|March 28, 2016 |0

Click to download Dr Razeen Sally is the author of this paper and he is also the Chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies, a key think tank in his native Sri Lanka which advises the Sri Lankan government on economic policies. This paper is an e [...]

IDEAS: Regulations Should Be Market-Friendly

Economy & Trade Opinion Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|March 23, 2016 |0

First published in The Edge Malaysia By Wan Saiful Wan Jan , (c) 2016, The Edge Communications Sdn. Bhd. (c) 2016 If we flick through the New Economic Model (NEM), we would find that the government has identified ineffective and siloed government [...]

Merdeka TPPA

Economy & Trade Information Resources By admin|March 15, 2016 |0

An e-magazine by our friends at the Institute for Leadership and Development Studies. Check out Wawancara 1, page 13 which features Shaza Onn, Senior Executive, Communications, External Relations. Please click here for the pdf version : Merdeka TP [...]

Lessons from the TPPA debate

Economy & Trade Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|February 2, 2016 |0

by Wan Saiful Wan Jan. First published in The Star 2 February 2016 I am pleased that our parliament has voted for Malaysia to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). Over three days, both the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara debated the [...]

LESS ABOUT TRADE AND MUCH MORE ABOUT GEOPOLITICS

Audio Economy & Trade News Opinion Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|January 26, 2016 |0

By BFM, first published in bfm.my on 26 Jan 2016. Listen to podcast : http://www.bfm.my/bg-wan-saiful-wong-chen-tppa-less-trade-more-geopolitics.html [...]

Be rational and honest about TPPA

Economy & Trade Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|January 16, 2016 |0

by Tan Sri Munir Majid. First published in The Star 16 Jan 2016. Please click image below to view the article. – – – Tan Sri Munir Majid is an IDEAS Council Member [...]