Check out our first weekly economic update of the year! Make sure to follow us for more in the coming weeks Weekly Economic Update (Week 1 of January 2020) baitalamanah.com/?p=2522 via Bait Al Amanah

What's blocking Malaysia’s climb to high-income status freemalaysiatoday.com/category/natio…

The State of Emergency - "Hendak Seribu Daya, Tak Hendak Seribu Dalih" #YBAOS #Darurat

Time for Parliament to Reconvene

Read more on our Op-Ed on the Reforms needed for the Recovery of Higher Education: m.malaysiakini.com/letters/583734 For the full policy paper: baitalamanah.com/policy-paper-b…

BAIT AL AMANAH's Media Statement: TIME TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE #Malaysia

How can cash assistance for the B40, M40, poor and vulnerable be set as a condition for political support in the face of a pandemic that has destroyed lives & livelihoods for so many? Unbelievable.

Ok PH, you are rejecting the offer. But maybe in your statement it would be good to also counter by saying "We too commit to executing all of the above reforms. AND MORE." Now that would be a win.

The only woman in this photo is the sign language interpreter. She does a wonderful job. Always heartened to see her professionalism. From Taiwan to New Zealand, gender inclusion in leadership has been tied to better Covid governance.

Soalan Lazim - Pembentukan Kerajaan Minoriti

UPCOMING WEBINAR Transparency in Democracy: Building Support for Transparency in Political Financing Co-organized by Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs and Bait Al-Amanah Date: 18 August 2021 (Wednesday) Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm (GMT+8) Zoom Registration: bit.ly/3lH3M2V

Bait Al-Amanah Media Statement: THREATS ON AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY #afghanistan #taliban #AfghanWomen

JOHOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2020 (JSDR 2020) 2020 has been an unprecedented year for Malaysia, especially Johor. With the setbacks caused by the pandemic, there is a need to analyze Johor's development in 2020, based on available data.

“Will the M’sian ringgit slide to 5.0 against the USD”? “MYR hits new low of 3.5 against SGD. Why is SGD not weakening”? “Why aren’t high oil prices boosting MYR”? My take on Ringgit woes: TLDR? 3 takeaways👇🏾

MYR value should not be viewed as the only metric of an economy’s strength In fact, the M’sian economy has many strong points: - inflation now < 2% - low unemployment - booming semiconductor exports - (some) move toward subsidy targeting - focused push to revive investments…

Now, inflation wouldn’t matter if purchasing power of wages kept pace - Pre-pandemic, median wage was RM2,442 in 2019 - But adjusting for inflation, median wage was RM2,315 in 2022 — purchasing power fell [hat-tip to Ernest Ng for comic below…his insta @dontlikethatbro]