This article first appeared in Corporate, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 20 - 26, 2016.

The textbook rule for stimulating economic growth is to lower interest rates. It is not surprising then that a growing number of central banks, spooked by the worsening global economic ou...

The State of the Nation: To cut or not to cut? The central bankers' dilemma

This article first appeared in Corporate, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 13 - 19, 2016.

 

S P SETIA Bhd does not fit the profile of a company in search of funding on the open market, not with the strength of its balance sheet and cash flow.

So, it wo...

S P Setia shores up balance sheet amid slowdown 

This article first appeared in Corporate, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 13 - 19, 2016.

MANY governments run deficits funded by borrowings. But, a recent comment by Oxford Economics that “higher public debt and the prospect of fiscal slippage could be just the catalyst for o...

The State of the Nation: Walking a tightrope on public finances 

This article first appeared in Corporate, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 6 - 12, 2016.

 

WHAT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said is quite true — Malaysia is not to blame. The US$1 fall in crude oil prices that led to the government losing RM450 million...

Cover Story:The State Of The Nation:Prudence Versus Growth

This article first appeared in Corporate, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on May 30 - June 5, 2016.

 

ON his 46th day in office, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) CEO Datuk Zakaria Arshad made his first press appearance.

“Habis pantang after 45 days,” ...

Zakaria to breathe new life into FGV?

The State of the Nation: Facing the Chinese debt tide

This article first appeared in Corporate, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on May 23 - 29, 2016.

 

FOR years, investors hardly looked at AWC Bhd. But that has changed now, thanks to its positive financial results and newsflow. 

Year to date, the integrate...

Looking for value in AWC

This article first appeared in Corporate, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on May 23 - 29, 2016.

BERJAYA Auto Bhd (BAuto), the sole distributor of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia and the Philippines, is close to securing the rights to exclusively distribute South Korean automotive marque S...

BAuto set to be new SsangYong distributor 

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on June 2, 2016.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has every reason to be optimistic about its future, but it will “not go very far” with its aim of regional integ...

Nazir: Asean Secretariat must be empowered

This article first appeared in Corporate, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on May 16 - 22, 2016.

IOI Corp Bhd’s legal challenge last Monday against the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) suspension of its certification effective April 4 may be seen as a setback for the not-fo...

RSPO unperturbed by members' actions

Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), the operator of Malaysia’s 5G telecommunications assets, said the process in relation to the subscription of its shares by five mobile network operators (MNOs) in this country is ongoing.

DNB says process relating to subscription of its shares by five mobile network operators ongoing

Approved road transport logistics companies will obtain “fleet cards” from select fuel retailers to purchase subsidised fuel under the diesel subsidy rationalisation programme, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said.

Approved logistics players to get diesel fleet cards amid subsidy rationalisation

PKR Information chief Fahmi Fadzil said no specific names were discussed regarding the leadership of the Sabah PKR State Leadership Council (MPN) at a special meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday.

No specific names discussed for Sabah PKR State Leadership Council head, says Fahmi

Efforts to reform the Bretton Woods institutions – the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank – are progressing, albeit slowly. In December, the IMF Board of Governors approved a 50% increase in member quotas, which will reduce its reliance on borrowed resources, and the World Bank has re...

The Frontiers Of Growth : How to Govern the Bretton Woods Institutions Better

A highly anticipated Bitcoin software update called the “halving” has been completed, dealing a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring that the digital currency functions smoothly and securely.

Bitcoin ‘halving’ cuts supply of new tokens in threat to miners

A Philippine freight railway project may be built with the support of the US and Japan, an official in charge of it said, as Manila seeks alternative financing deals after dropping funding talks with China.

Philippines wants US, Japan to take over rail deal eyed by China

The World Bank on Friday said that 11 countries have pledged to contribute over US$11 billion (RM52.62 billion) to new hybrid capital and portfolio guarantee instruments designed to expand the bank's financing capacity by US$70 billion over a decade to tackle climate change, pandemics and other global challenges.

World Bank wins US$11b in pledges to boost lending for climate, global crises

Shareholders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed this week on the importance of addressing challenges faced by low-income countries, many of which are facing unsustainable debt burdens, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.

IMF concerned about debt, fiscal challenges facing low-income countries

The ringgit is likely to trade in the same range of around 4.78 against the US dollar next week, as the situation in the Middle East will continue to be under scrutiny by investors, said an analyst.

Ringgit likely to trade around 4.78 versus greenback next week

Attention this week will be on the March inflation rate, with the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) slated to put out Consumer Price Index (CPI) — the key gauge for inflation — data on Thursday.

Inflation edged up by a higher-than-expected 1.8% i...

The Week Ahead: Eyes on March inflation, US 1Q GDP and tech earnings

Former inspector general of police Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar died at 2.15am on Saturday. He was 85.

Former IGP Tun Hanif Omar passes away

The long-awaited Energy Exchange Malaysia (Enegem) has finally been introduced, along with guidelines on cross-border electricity sales announced by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) last Monday for exports of green electricity from Malaysia to Singapore and Thailand.

Enegem: Malaysia edges closer to RE exports

Attention this week will be on the March inflation rate, with the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) slated to put out Consumer Price Index (CPI) — the key gauge for inflation — data on Thursday.

Inflation edged up by a higher-than-expected 1.8% i...