Fakhrurrazi Rashid, Koordinator Penyelidik REFSA menyatakan kerajaan dan pembangkang perlu meneliti semua perkara dalam memastikan pengekang penularan pandemik COVID-19 dipakukan secara bersama.
Category: PRESS ROOM
Covid-19 containment strategy needs a change
Instead of having stricter restrictions to deal with the rising case numbers, our Economic Advisor, Frederik Paulus explains how government funds should be spent to tackle the pandemic.
Malaysia’s Economic Recovery Remains Elusive without Clear Plans to Address Downside Risks
Adding to the chorus of caution surrounding BNM’s optimistic GDP growth projections is the ADB’s recent growth estimate of 6% for Malaysia in 2021 at the lower bound of BNM’s…
Think tank questions Bank Negara’s over-optimistic growth forecast
A recent Bank Negara report forecasts GDP growth of 6-7.5% for 2021. In response, the REFSA research team has raised questions about the assumptions underlying the estimate. This is because…
Is Southeast Asia waking up to the need for unity in South China Sea?
Our Research Director Ivy Kwek quoted on whether there’s unity among Southeast Asia countries on the South China Sea dispute.
ASTRO Tonight Interview: M'sia needs to ramp up spending, not slow it down
Is the government really running out of funds? Our Executive Director Tan E Hun shared her view about why the figures cited are misleading, whether it is too soon to…
Kerajaan masih ada ruang fiskal untuk perkenal suntikan baharu - Badan pemikir
Jaideep Singh, penyelidik REFSA berpendapat kerajaan perlu memperkenalkan suntikan baharu untuk menggalakkan penggunaan dan pelaburan swasta bagi memulihkan ekonomi negara. Suntikan baharu ini lebih penting berbanding dakwaan tidak berasas Perdana…
Malaysia should ramp up, not slow down, spending
Recent reports of Malaysia’s insolvency are greatly exaggerated. On April 12, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin claimed that the government was running out of money, having spent RM340 billion on pandemic-related…
Malaysia’s AirAsia aims to be ‘more than an airline’ as coronavirus cripples aviation
Frederik Paulus, Economic Advisor of REFSA weighs in on AirAsia’s purported entry into ride-hailing and the benefits it may bring to the drivers.
Hishammuddin hails China as ‘elder brother’, miffed academics demand explanation
Academics urge Malaysian’s Foreign Minister to explain his statement on addressing China as Malaysia’s ‘big brother’ in the context of foreign diplomacy.