马来西亚应如何更好地准备，并制定长期的政策路线，以逐步增长经济？首先，我们必须打破一些阻碍发展的旧思维。
Tag: Sustainability
From Recovery to Reform: Where Do We Go From Here?
2022 should be about consensus building, seeking new frameworks and deploying our policy tools differently that will set us up long term to deal with the lessons learned from the…
RCEP: one small step, not a giant leap, for trade and growth in Malaysia
REFSA researcher Jaideep Singh unpacks the agreement to show that RCEP is a small step forward that mostly consolidates regional rules rather than a giant leap for trade and growth.…
RCEP falls short of being transformational
Rather than a game changer, it would be more useful to think of RCEP as the first step in the path towards more transparent and integrated trade in Asia-Pacific.
The South China Sea: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects for Collaboration
The South China Sea is one of Malaysia’s most strategic but vulnerable maritime domains, with long-standing territorial disputes and rising tensions. In an ISIS webinar, REFSA Research Director Ivy Kwek…
Pemerkasa + - A Drop in the Ocean?
PEMERKASA Plus stimulus package is like extending a rope that is too short to reach the drowning victim. Here’s our infographics to provide a summary, breakdown and review of the…
The impact of COVID-19 on the Youth in Malaysia - a survey report
Based on a survey carried out at the height of the COVID-19 crisis in May 2020, this report highlights the impact of COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdowns on Malaysian youth.…
Build Back Better Explained
As Malaysia ponders upon Budget 2021, we should think about “build back better” as the ultimate objective for the nation. Here’s the “What, Why and How” explainer of this term.
Budget 2021: Ushering in the New Economic Paradigm
Budget 2021 will need to incorporate measures to ensure the survival of the economy in the short term, while balancing this with the creation of good jobs and a stronger…
For Low-Income Malaysia, a lifeline amidst a crisis?
COMMENTARY sustainability inequality economy of tomorrow JUNE 9, 2020For low-income Malaysia, a lifeline amidst a crisis? by darshan joshiGlancing through official statistics, it would seem as though Malaysians are doing increasingly…