Tag: economy
Farms and Drones: A Match Made in Heaven
Agriculture remains as a key part of the Malaysia’s economy and export output. Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic which has plagued the majority of...
China’s Push to Beef-up Tech Infrastructure
China's public and private sectors are set to spend 10.6 trillion yuan (US$1.6 trillion) through 2025 to develop next-generation infrastructure, including the 5G network...
APAC on the Road to Recovery
The economic situation in Asia Pacific (APAC) is expected to improve greatly this year, supported by the gradual recovery of economic activities, given the...
Malaysia Announces RM15 Billion Economic Aid Packages
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has just announced a new economic aid package worth up to RM15 billion (US$3.7 billion) on 18 January in...
China’s Economy Stays Strong as we Enter 2021
Despite all the hardships and logistical cartwheels that were caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, China’s economy grew at a faster than expected pace in...
Is Malaysia Falling Behind in Attracting Foreign Investment?
Recently, there has been much concern surrounding reports that Malaysia is falling behind its regional neighbours in terms of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI),...
Vietnam: The Shining Star Amidst The Pandemic
By now, everyone has head the same old story. Covid-19 has caused unprecedented economic damage to the entire world, supply chains have been disrupted,...
Chinese IPOs to Hong Kong’s Rescue
The Hong Kong stock exchange received a massive punch to the gut when Ant Group’s highly anticipated IPO was shelved. Said IPO was set...
“Buy Malaysia” Campaign Kicks-off as a Timely Boost to Economy
The Malaysian government’s efforts to intensify the Buy Malaysian Products Campaign this year is timely, considering the current economic situation which has been affected...
How Asia is Reacting to Its Quarantined Economy
By Dr Hazik Mohamed
COVID-19 is putting millions of SMEs in Asia in jeopardy, reports the World Economic Forum (WEF). For most companies, the pandemic...
TMF Group: Malaysia Ranked 9th for Global Business Complexity
Malaysia is the 9th most complex country for multinationals to do business in globally, and the 3rd most complex in Asia, according to a...