Tag: Malaysia
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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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Grab just Laid Off 1000 Employees – Here Are 4 Quick Takeaways
Grab made big news the past couple of days, after planning to cut about 1000 of its employees. Anthony Tan sent out an email regarding this, which you can find here. If you are wondering what this is about or how it will affect Grab, here are the 4 quick…
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Here’s My Feedback to the Malaysian Government on the Economy … Since they Asked for Everyone’s Input
Source: Esmonde Young (Unsplash) The Malaysian government is asking for everyone’s views and opinions on how to grow the economy. If you are interested, you can do so through their online feedback channel called “Suarakan Pendapat Anda” here. Since they ask, here are my 5 opinions! #1 Increase Focus on…
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Here’s Something Interesting About 7-Eleven – It Sells Pharmaceutical Products Also and It’s Growing
When I think about 7-Eleven (7E), slushies for sure will come to mind. When I was a teeny little boy, I used to just go to a 7-Eleven convenience store to admire the spinning slushy machine. I will bug my mum (who was just going there to buy bread) to…
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Why do we Buy Cars? An Examination of the Economics Surrounding the Automotive Industry (Part 2)
You can find part 1 here. Part 2 of this series will explore the intricacies of the automotive industry in Malaysia and why we need to keep producing cars. It is actually interesting to see that all things in Malaysia point towards owning a car versus public transportation even from…
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I Read Sarawak Energy’s 142 page ESG Statement So that You Don’t Have to – Here’s the 5 Key Takeaways
Sarawak Energy (SE) is not a publicly listed company but it still publishes its Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) statement with the latest year being 2021. Even though 2021 isn’t the latest one, it still provides a lot of information to what SE is trying to in the coming years. After…
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A Sense of Community Through the Eyes of a Neighbourhood Kopitiam, And Why We Need to Recapture That in the Modern World
I got to admit, turning 31 this year really made me think a lot on the community around me. I am married, and thinking of having kids. I am also holding a full time economist job but increasingly frustrated with the corporate life. Everytime I am back at home after…
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I am Leaving Sarawak Today after Writing for One Week Here – Here’s What I Learn about the Experience
I am leaving Sarawak today. It has been a very eventful week for me, in terms of leisure and writing. I got to spend time with my wife and her family, went to Brunei for the first time to have Italian food (LOL), and probably had the best writing streak…
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The Economics of Malaysia Attracting Foreign Direct Investments
RM170 billion. This is Anwar’s favourite number now and how much China has committed in investing in Malaysia. This isn’t new. Foreign direct investments (FDI) have always been a mainstay in Malaysia’s economic development and politics. In the 1980s, Mahathir started this off with an aggressive industrialization plan that aimed…
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Why Banks Matter but They Don’t Actually Create Much for the Economy on their Own
I still remember the first time I opened a bank account. It was a joint account with my parents. For those who still remember the 2000s, you were given a ledger book also along with an ATM card for you to withdraw cash. You occasionally have to update the ledger…
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