Economy of Tomorrow Regional Conference 2020 – Day 1
The Bigger Picture: A discussion about the global trend in a post COVID-19 world, and the need for a new economic and social paradigm
Economy of Tomorrow
Green Budget Ahead?
Frederik Paulus, Economic Advisor at REFSA shares his view on Malaysia's climate change commitments, what more needs to be done and the importance of the state acting as a catalyst and a venture capitalist of sorts, for the private sector to come up with the most efficient solutions.Â
INFOGRAPHICS 5: UPDATED ANNOUNCED GOVERNMENT STIMULUS IN % OF GDP, BY COUNTRY (AS AT 6 APRIL 2020)
The nominal amounts are taken directly from the government announcements or related news reports, and converted in USD in order to be able to compare.
INFOGRAPHICS 4: ANNOUNCED FISCAL STIMULUS IN % OF GDP, BY COUNTRY (AS AT 27 MARCH 2020)
We updated our chart after the announcement of the second stimulus package yesterday. More detail on implementation is required, but at first sight it looks somewhat underwhelming in terms of fiscal stimulus.
INFOGRAPHCIS 3: ANNOUNCED FISCAL STIMULUS IN % OF GDP, BY COUNTRY (AS AT 23 MARCH 2020)
To overcome this economic crisis caused by Covid-19, countries around the world are preparing stimulus packages to help their economy, often committing unprecedented sums.
Scope For Improvement: Malaysia’s Oil And Gas Sector
The low levels of transparency and accountability prevalent in the industry are being fed by extremely low awareness of the oil & gas (O&G) sector and its governance in Malaysia. Revenue transparency, accountability, and good governance are basic expectations that…