In this section, you will find analyses on the NEM and the NEAC since 2009. Use the 'Quick Search' function to look for topics and issues that are of interest to you.

 

Technology Key to Creating Wealth
In years gone by, abundant natural resources determined a countr y's wealth. Today's trump cards to progress and industrial growth in a knowledge-driven world are science,... read full article >
Published on : 15 April 2011 | Author : Zakri Abdul Hamid

Property Bubbles and Bank Non-performing Loans
How worrisome are real estate bubbles for the banking system? Based upon the recent subprime and then global financial crisis, very worrisome indeed. The reason why real... read full article >
Published on : 2 April 2011 | Author : Andrew Sheng

Capabilities And Outcomes
In a previous column titled, Social Foundations of an Effective Market (Learning Curve, Nov 21, 2010), I discussed the problem of horizontal inequality and the way the... read full article >
Published on : 2 April 2011 | Author : James Campbell

Public Confidence Key to Economic Success
The government's economic stimulus package, launched in March 2009, has finally paid off. Not only has Malaysia succeeded to cushion the impact of global economic recession,... read full article >
Published on : 17 March 2011 | Author : Hassan Ali

Malaysia's Economic Reforms on Sound Basics
Malaysia recorded 7.2 per cent GDP (gross domestic product) growth for 2010 against the backdrop of a crisis-prone world economy. The country is not insulated from... read full article >
Published on : 1 March 2011 | Author : Mohamed Iqbal Rawther

The Happiness Index
Are we happy with our quality of life? GDP seems to be growing, but most people feel that the quality of life has become a rat race. In 2008, just as the financial crisis... read full article >
Published on : 22 January 2011 | Author : Andrew Sheng

Are We Decent Enough?
In keeping with the Malaysian Decent Work Agenda, the Human Resource Ministry is focusing on various labour-related policies and strategies. The world is and will continue... read full article >
Published on : 8 January 2011 | Author : R. Segarajah

Reducing Disparities
In deciding to continue with affirmative action, the National Economic Advisory Council in its concluding report on the New Economic Model argued that it was consistent with... read full article >
Published on : 5 December 2010

People's Feedback Vital to Success of Policies
A friend once told me of how he nearly missed out on his degree during his studies abroad. A few failed courses and he was short of the required credits. Fortunately,... read full article >
Published on : 4 December 2010 | Author : Shahriman Johari

Social Foundations of an Effective Market
The New Economic Model (NEM) of the Malaysian government has been derided by critics as lacking in substance and being light on detail.   There is undoubtedly a need... read full article >
Published on : 21 November 2010 | Author : James Campbell

M'sian Economy has Rebounded But Structural Weaknesses Have Yet to Dissipate
  It has been eight months since the New Economic Model (NEM) was launched. While Malaysia's economy has rebounded during this period, the recovery is primarily a function... read full article >
Published on : 12 November 2010 | Author : Amirsham A. Aziz

Unravel the Future And Strategise the Present
The future is most uncertain. If only we can read the future, we can avoid a lot of wastage in resources and money. The ability to predict the future is a sought-after skill.... read full article >
Published on : 3 November 2010 | Author : Yusoff Sulaiman

M'sia May Turn Out to be the Biggest Economic Surprise in Asia
Malaysia is blessed. We sit on a great location in Asia; in a geographically peaceful, fertile land with abundant natural resources. We are a multi-cultural, multi-lingual... read full article >
Published on : 28 October 2010 | Author : Teoh Kok Lin

Baby Steps Towards Attaining High Income Economy
The Finance Minister made it clear from the very outset of the Budget 2011 speech that the budget was designed to lay the foundation for Malaysia to become an advanced nation... read full article >
Published on : 20 October 2010 | Author : Ronnie Lim

Monkeying with Interest Rates
Every Chinese child knows the old story about monkeys who were offered a choice of two bananas in the morning and three in the afternoon, versus three in the morning and two... read full article >
Published on : 16 October 2010 | Author : Andrew Sheng