Time is Ripe for Malaysia to Move Upstream into Designing Chips
April 17, 2024
The increasingly heated struggle between the U.S. and China for dominance in semiconductor technologies has been a godsend for the Malaysian island of Penang.
April 17, 2024
Hongyan Zhao, Marthe M. Hinojales, Wee Chian Koh
The increasingly heated struggle between the U.S. and China for dominance in semiconductor technologies has been a godsend for the Malaysian island of Penang.
April 4, 2024
Runchana Pongsaparn, Wee Chian Koh
Taylor Swift’s widely popular Eras Tour in Asia that ended in Singapore last month has become the talk of the town in Southeast Asia and globally.
March 7, 2024
Fujiii Akifumi, Jae Young Lee, Jinho Choi, Jungsung Kim, Paolo Hernando, Runchana Pongsaparn, Wee Chian Koh, Zin Zin Mar Han
The Japanese economy is forecast to grow at a steady pace of 1.1 percent in 2024 after a strong recovery of 1.9 percent in 2023.The Japanese economy is forecast to grow at a steady pace of 1.1 percent in 2024 after a strong recovery of 1.9 percent in 2023.
February 20, 2024
Diana del Rosario, Wee Chian Koh
Malaysia’s headline inflation has been moderating in recent months. The pace of consumer price increases has come off steadily from 4.2% in the latter half of 2022 to below 2% since August 2023.
February 15, 2024
Economic stagnation raises questions about Brunei’s future prosperity. The hydrocarbon-based economic model, which has served the country well for decades, is ripe for change.
December 26, 2023
Runchana Pongsaparn, Wee Chian Koh
In just six decades, Malaysia has transformed from a resource-based economy dependent on rubber and tin to a diversified economy .
November 16, 2023
Runchana Pongsaparn, Wee Chian Koh
How did Malaysia manage to contain inflation without keeping monetary policy so tight as to stifle growth? The answer lies in a skillful mix of policy measures.
August 30, 2023
Andriansyah, Diana del Rosario, Pim-orn Wacharaprapapong, Runchana Pongsaparn, Wee Chian Koh
The Malaysian economy rebounded strongly in 2022 driven by a strong recovery in domestic demand and robust export growth.