Utter Economics - Penang Monthly (Page 4)

Mind the Chinese shift in foreign exchange holdings

6 min read

While the tapering of quantitative easing (QE) is the dominant economic issue today, the announcement made by the People’s Bank of China last November tha...

Managing bubble economies

7 min read

Penang Institute held the fifth event in its “Penang in Asia” lecture series on March 17, 2014. The honoured speaker was Prof Kiyohiko Nishimura, wh...

Bitcoin – Currency with a future or just a fad?

7 min read

Bitcoin, unlike traditional currencies, is highly decentralised and functions without government regulation or central banks, underpinned by a peer-to-peer comp...

The Grey World of Capital Movements

9 min read

The mobility of people and capital are guaranteed pillars of the global economy. Advocates argue that this freedom allows individuals to express in very concret...

Herbert Poenisch

Malaysian bank giants merging?

5 min read

The proposed merger between CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, RHB Capital Bhd and Malaysian Building Society Bhd – which has yet to be approved by regulatory autho...

More money needed for proper healthcare

5 min read

Malaysia has a two-tier system of healthcare services: a state-led and publicfunded sector exists alongside a thriving private sector. The National Health and M...

Will the 50% stamp duty cut make a real difference?

6 min read

With the New Year comes a new policy aimed at easing the rakyat’s burden. Beginning January 1, 2015, a 50% rebate on stamp duty exemption for the transfer...

Balancing the Budget – Malaysia vs Germany

6 min read

Malaysia has always respected Germany and its economic accomplishments – something Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak himself mentioned when he tab...

What does the ending of quantitative easing mean for Malaysia?

5 min read

Quantitative easing (QE) unleashed a flood of cheap money throughout the world in the past few years, and many emerging markets benefitted from this added liqui...

Should we fear death or longevity?

6 min read

According to Chinese tradition, longevity is one of the three important blessings in life, alongside prosperity and happiness. But while longevity is good on an...

Lim Kim-Hwa

The financial state of Malaysian states

9 min read

Where is the money coming from for each state in Malaysia? An obvious answer, for richer states like Sabah, Sarawak and Terengganu, is oil and gas and other nat...

Our Oil Economist

Managing longevity risk: Do not go gentle into that good night

5 min read

Individuals and governments should look harder into managing longevity risk; it is a related but different problem to ageing as it pertains to the risk that act...

Lim Kim-Hwa