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Dec 29, 2025
The End of the American Deficit: Navigating the New Era of American Protectionism (Part 2)
Part 2: Building a New Architecture Explores the financial fragility of a world without a US deficit, urging Malaysia to pivot toward regional industrial integration and financial self-insurance to survive.
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Dec 29, 2025
The End of the American Deficit: Navigating the New Era of American Protectionism (Part 2)
Part 2: Building a New Architecture Explores the financial fragility of a world without a US deficit, urging Malaysia to pivot toward regional industrial integration and financial self-insurance to survive.

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Dec 29, 2025
The End of the American Deficit: Navigating the New Era of American Protectionism (Part 1)
Part 1: The Crisis of the Export-Led Model Analyzes how US tariffs and the ART dismantle Malaysia's export-led model, arguing that new constraints on autonomy trap the nation behind a balance of payments wall.

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Dec 29, 2025
The End of the American Deficit: Navigating the New Era of American Protectionism (Part 1)
Part 1: The Crisis of the Export-Led Model Analyzes how US tariffs and the ART dismantle Malaysia's export-led model, arguing that new constraints on autonomy trap the nation behind a balance of payments wall.

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Dec 19, 2025
Repayable Grants: Models and Options Moving beyond handouts in industrial subsidies
Repayable grants offer a way to share risks between public and private while allowing the state to influence the direction of economic development.

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Dec 19, 2025
Repayable Grants: Models and Options Moving beyond handouts in industrial subsidies
Repayable grants offer a way to share risks between public and private while allowing the state to influence the direction of economic development.

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Dec 11, 2025
Increasing Intra-ASEAN Trade (Part 2): The Developmental Strategy
Relying on foreign assembly is a middle-income trap. To reach high income, ASEAN states must nurture indigenous national champions that control the technology.

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Dec 11, 2025
Increasing Intra-ASEAN Trade (Part 2): The Developmental Strategy
Relying on foreign assembly is a middle-income trap. To reach high income, ASEAN states must nurture indigenous national champions that control the technology.
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