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Troubling stories from Uber drivers

Economy & Trade Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|October 29, 2015 |0

by Hafiz Noor Shams. First published in The Malay Mail Online 29 October 2015 Unlike cabbies whose occupation is mostly driving (save for the minority), most Uber drivers drive part-time. I have had engineers, civil servants, doctorate students an [...]

Investors harbour doubts over Malaysia’s stock market rescue plan

News Newspaper By admin|September 23, 2015 |0

Reuters 23 September 2015 Investors have voiced doubts over potential conflicts of interest posed by Malaysia’s plan for an equity fund to buy “undervalued” shares, reflecting their growing unease as a scandal over an indebted st [...]

IDEAS: No let-up in crisis of confidence

News Newspaper By admin|September 15, 2015 |0

Free Malaysia Today 15 September 2015 KUALA LUMPUR: A think tank has warned that it does not see any serious efforts by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to resolve the crisis of confidence that originated from him. “We must not forget the elephant [...]

Quantitative easing will be useless for China

Economy & Trade Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|August 26, 2015 |0

by Carmelo Ferlito. First published in The Malaysian Insider 25 August 2015 [...]

No financial crisis, yet

Economy & Trade Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|August 18, 2015 |0

by Wan Saiful Wan Jan. First published in The Star 18 August 2015 Malaysians, especially those active on the cyberspace, are a versatile lot. When watching the English Football League, they become expert football pundits. When an airline disaster [...]

Ekonomi semasa negara

News Video By admin|August 15, 2015 |0

Ketua Eksekutif IDEAS, Wan Saiful Wan Jan ditemubual bersama YB Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani , Timbalan Menteri Kewangan mengenai keadaan ekonomi Malaysia sekarang. Kredit – Lanskap, RTM 1 [...]

Lower corporate tax will attract more investors to Malaysia, says economist

News Newspaper By admin|May 17, 2015 |0

by The Malay Mail Online 17 May 2015 KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Malaysia’s plan to reduce corporat [...]

Malaysia needs to strike a balance in trade pacts

News Newspaper By admin|May 8, 2015 |0

The Star Online 8 May 2015 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s strategic interest in the region is best served by not being dependent on any one country where trade pacts are concerned. CIMB Asean Research Institute chairman Tan Sri Munir Majid (pic) said th [...]

Troubling stories from Uber drivers

Investors harbour doubts over Malaysia’s stock market rescue plan

IDEAS: No let-up in crisis of confidence

Quantitative easing will be useless for China

No financial crisis, yet

Ekonomi semasa negara

Lower corporate tax will attract more investors to Malaysia, says economist

Malaysia needs to strike a balance in trade pacts

IDEAS Media Statement: Measures for growth or for closed economy?

Taxing morally

Save money transparently

Paying it backwards