March 19, 2020

Covid-19 outbreak and movement restriction order places Malaysia in a tight spot, economically

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 March 2020 – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s two week Movement Restriction Order (MRO) in order to curb further outbreak of the Covid-19 […]
March 19, 2020

Muhyiddin’s many challenges

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 March 2020 – THE new Malay Muslim-majority ruling coalition — Perikatan Nasional (PN) — was forged on the shifting sands of political turmoil after […]
March 18, 2020

Government takes measured approach on COVID-19 outbreak: Analyst

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2020 – The government is taking a measured approach based on the severity of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country with the imposition of […]
March 14, 2020

Supply shocks and opportunities for Malaysia

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
March 11, 2020

An inclusive Malaysia is vital

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
March 10, 2020

The oil price and the stock markets just melted. Why that happened and what it means to the energy industry?

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
March 9, 2020

The State of the Nation: Targeted stimulus package, but politics casts cloud over the future economic direction

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 March 2020 – The stimulus package announced by interim Prime Minister Tun Dr  Mahathir Mohamad last Thursday has been lauded by economists for being […]
March 6, 2020

The political economy that Perikatan Nasional inherits – and will have to tackle

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
March 4, 2020

BNM cuts OPR again as pre-emptive action against Covid-19 threat

KUALA LUMPUR, 4 March 2020 – BANK Negara Malaysia (BNM) slashed its policy rates for the second time in three months to the lowest level in […]