Inclusive & Sustainable Economic Development
Analyzing structural economic reforms, inclusive growth strategies, and sustainable development pathways for Malaysia's transition to high-income status.
Malaysia's economic development trajectory requires balancing growth with equity and sustainability. Our research examines structural transformation beyond the middle-income trap, addressing productivity challenges across sectors, reducing income and wealth disparities between states and communities, and ensuring economic benefits reach all segments of society including indigenous peoples and marginalized groups.
As Malaysia navigates global economic uncertainties and regional competition, we analyze industrial policy effectiveness, the role of government-linked companies in development, sustainable finance and ESG integration, trade diversification strategies, and mechanisms for ensuring economic resilience while promoting inclusive prosperity across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak.
As Malaysia navigates global economic uncertainties and regional competition, we analyze industrial policy effectiveness, the role of government-linked companies in development, sustainable finance and ESG integration, trade diversification strategies, and mechanisms for ensuring economic resilience while promoting inclusive prosperity across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak.
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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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Gendering Global Trade, Recentring Women’s Labour
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Trump’s Tariffs: Order Behind the Disorder
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Trump’s Tariffs: Order Behind the Disorder
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Hawkers and Hawking Space in Malaysia: A Case Study
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Hawkers and Hawking Space in Malaysia: A Case Study
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“That which is Measured, Improves”: Balancing Efficiency and Adaptation
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“That which is Measured, Improves”: Balancing Efficiency and Adaptation
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Building a Sustainable Industrial Base: Malaysia’s Green Transition
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Building a Sustainable Industrial Base: Malaysia’s Green Transition
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Searching for the ‘Poor’ and the ‘Middle-Class’ in Malaysia
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Searching for the ‘Poor’ and the ‘Middle-Class’ in Malaysia
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Dec 30, 2024
Public Finance Initiatives: Opportunities and Risks
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Public Finance Initiatives: Opportunities and Risks
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Developmental Engines: Large Local Firms and Malaysia's Struggle to Foster Them
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Developmental Engines: Large Local Firms and Malaysia's Struggle to Foster Them
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Reframing Narratives on Women and Development in Malaysia
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Malaysia is already engaged in bilateral partnerships with countries such as Singapore, China and India to streamline cross-border digital payments. The country’s involvement in Project Nexus, a regional platform for cross-border payments, has the potential to enhance Malaysia’s role as a key trade and financial centre.
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April 16, 2025
Bridging Borders III: Opportunities and Initiatives in Cross-Border Digital Payments
This article explores the demand for and developments in cross-border digital payments between Malaysia and other countries.
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