Analysis of the 2022 Malaysian Budget
The much-awaited 2022 budget was recently announced, focusing on three key areas, namely the Rakyat’s wellbeing, building business resilience and creating a prosperous and sustainable economy. Read our analysis and insights into the budget, and how it impacts businesses and communities here. Download File
Project: Business Planning & Funding Strategy For Post-Acute Healthcare Business
The client is a start-up healthcare company focusing on the post-acute care market in Malaysia. It envisions to make available quality, affordable & patient centric post-acute care, extended rehabilitation care, aged & long-term care in all major cities in Malaysia, follow by other countries in the ASEAN region. FULL STORY To achieve the founder’s […]
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): A token that can be used to represent the ownership of unique items
Have you ever heard of Nyan Cat? Nyan Cat is a YouTube video uploaded in April 2011, which became an internet meme. This video ranked 5th in the list of most-viewed YouTube videos in 2011. In February 2021, Nyan Cat creator Christopher Torres sold his famous meme as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for nearly $600,000. Maybe […]
How did Malaysia’s Exports Perform in the last five years?
Malaysia’s export trade has been growing steadily at a CAGR of 1.7% from 2017-2020. Over the years, Malaysia’s total exports recorded an average of RM 940 billion yearly. In 2018, the export value exceeded RM 1 trillion, a 7.3% hike compared to 2017. Based on our analysis, the export value in 2021 is expected to […]
Project: Development Management For Retail Mall
A modern sub-urban retail development in the new Setia Alam township. It is the first retail mall in Malaysia to be certified by the Green Building Index. FULL STORY Three key performance indices were set at the beginning of the project, which are completion within time, cost and in full compliance to the environmental, […]
Understanding Cryptocurrency
Amidst rapidly expanding global digitalisation, one of the commonly asked questions is, “Do you invest in cryptocurrencies?”. Now you may ask, what is cryptocurrency? A cryptocurrency is a type of digital asset based on a network that is widely distributed across computers. This decentralised structure allows them to exist outside the control of governments and […]
ASEAN Economic Recovery via Pump Priming Infrastructure
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant social and economic effects across the world. Lockdowns and infections have affected the supply and demand channels of domestic economies. On the supply side, reduced labour supply and productivity was present, while business closures and social distancing also caused supply disruptions. On the demand side, layoffs, loss of […]
Does Malaysia have sufficient capacity to handle a medical emergency?
Introduction The spike in Covid-19 infections reached 23,564 on 2oth August 2021. With a sharp increase in average daily cases in the past week, it became evident that the nation’s healthcare system was on the brink of collapse. Across the Klang Valley, 85% of the hospital beds were occupied. Hospitals were struggling to make more […]
Clubhouse – Doorway to Business Opportunities
Context Setting – What is Clubhouse? The Clubhouse app is an ingenious app created by co-founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth. It is a free mobile app that provides a space for people all over the globe to connect and share similar interests. Unlike today’s typical social media apps, this is a powerful app that […]
Project: Socio-Economic Assessment For Regional & Citywide Expressway Developments
The client is a developer listed on Bursa Malaysia, focusing on Property Development, Infrastructure Concession and Construction. The client’s business focuses on expressway developments in Southeast Asian countries. As part of the federal budget submission requirement, the client is required to provide an estimate of the socio-economic benefits from several expressway projects that are currently […]