Tag: Economics
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Buffet’s Clean Energy Project in the Coal State of Ohio – The Economics and Why it Matters to Malaysia
As the smoke bellows above,The people down coughs,Shoveling coal, digging for oil,To power nations, addicted to,Producing and consuming,When will it end? I find myself attracted to articles that talk about renewable projects these days. Maybe it’s my wife’s influence as she is a strong believer in zero waste and anything…
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Fresh From the Oven Newsletter (Mid-Sept 2023)
This newsletter was first published in Slice of P.I.E LinkedIn page here. There’s Debt Troubles Brewing in the World In last month’s newsletter, we highlighted the growing concerns over debt in the U.S. and China also. The U.S. had its credit rating downgraded to AA+ from AAA, causing a sudden…
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Malaysia Has Changed a Lot Since 1963 – Here’s What Changed and How Will it Be in the Future (Malaysia Day Special)
As dawn approaches,Cries of jubilation,Echoed throughout.As Malaysians await,The founding of the country,To be celebrated. Sometimes, I wonder to myself. Which one is the real independence in Malaysia? 31 August or 16 September? For many in West Malaysia, 31 August seems like the bigger occasion. For those in Sabah and Sarawak,…
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When an Eye for an Eye Makes U.S. and China Blind … And Even the World
Unable to see, eye to eye,One side, born of democracy,Other side, born of communism,The eagle, flashes its talons,The dragon, bears its fangs,Gauging each other’s eyes out,And the world with it. It was 1972 when a then-not disgraced President Nixon visited China and met with Chairman Mao. Nixon, in his black…
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Your Smartphones, EVs Could Be More Expensive – Here are 5 Things You Need to Know about China’s Export Restriction on Germanium and Gallium
An eye for an eye,Makes the world go blind. It was 2018. Trump was in power and he just fired his biggest trade bomb halfway around the world to China. “Build the wall” was perhaps his most famous quote, meant for Mexico in curtailing the inflow of immigrants into the…
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Here are 5 Things to Know about the U.S. Economy Halfway through 2023
Half foot in the grave? Or not? The U.S. economy seems to be chugging along fine halfway through 2023, defying recession doom-sayers. Many thought that the high interest rates and inflation will reduce economic activities such as consumption and investment. That has happened to some degree but not much. If…
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Sarawak Wants to Establish its Own Airlines: Here’s 7 Things You Need to Know
Abang Jo is in the works of establishing a local boutique airline to stabilise airfares to and from Sarawak. Not many details are available yet regarding this as Abang Jo said in his words, “The model for the boutique airline will be a different model. It is a business model.…
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Here’s How I Will Explain Malaysia’s Inflation in 2023 so That You Can Make Use of It.
Source: Unsplash When I was in primary school, my favorite thing to do during lunchtime was to rush to the canteen and buy a plate of nasi lemak for RM1.00. I don’t need the fancy sotong or chicken rendang, just rice, peanuts, ikan bilis, and an egg. That plate of…
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Zafrul Said Investments Will Support Economic Growth and Create Jobs: Here are 5 Simple Explanations on This
When you read headlines such as the one in the title, have you ever wondered what they really mean? “Our aim is to attract investments and improve everyone’s likelihood” or “Attracting investment to modernize the Malaysian economy”. These taglines have always been thrown around in the media that we read.…
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5 Simple Ways to Understand the Economics of the Global Crude Oil Market
Source: Unsplash (Zbynek Burival) Oh no! Are oil prices up again? You might have seen this in the news or heard about this in regular conversations among your peers. Have you ever wondered why oil prices go up or down in the market? Don’t worry, this article will detail 5…
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