April 18, 2020

Price controls won’t help

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
April 17, 2020

IDEAS welcomes progress in combatting COVID-19 and proposes an exit strategy on MCO

Kuala Lumpur, 17 April 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) encourages the government to develop an exit strategy for the eventual end […]
April 16, 2020

Falling oil prices: Malaysia might lose RM 300 billion over the next 10 years

Kuala Lumpur, 16 April 2020 – Malaysia is set to lose more than RM 300 billion in fiscal revenues over the next ten years if oil […]
April 11, 2020

Survival in an unusual environment

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 April 2020 – THE weeks have passed by in a flash since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Companies have had to endure […]
April 8, 2020

Wang Tunai Tidak Mampu Memulihkan Ekonomi

Written by Nazrul Nazri, Research Intern at IDEAS
April 7, 2020

Economists: More has to be done for wage earners under SME stimulus package

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April 2020 – While generally lauding the government’s recently announced RM10 billion stimulus package for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), economists have called for […]
April 7, 2020

Next, provide incentives for businesses to adapt, reskill, says IDEAS

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April 2020 – After introducing the Additional Prihatin Package for Small and Medium Enterprises (Prihatin SME Plus), the government should next look at providing targeted […]
April 7, 2020

PRIHATIN: IDEAS saran insentif baharu untuk perniagaan tingkat kemahiran

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April 2020 – Selepas memperkenalkan Pakej Prihatin Tambahan untuk Perusahaan Kecil dan Sederhana (Prihatin PKS Tambahan), kerajaan perlu melihat langkah seterusnya seperti penyediaan […]
April 7, 2020

Self-employed, gig workers left out of RM10bil stimulus package, says think tank

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April 2020 – Self-employed and gig workers are among those left out of the additional RM10bil stimulus package to help small and medium […]