The rise of Digital Banks

In the last decade, the banking and financial services industry is seeing massive shifts with consumer mindsets, new technologies and innovation.

Digital Marketing strategies that work

Digital transformation in marketing has then become a new norm of business transformation as marketers are changing their marketing strategy, and some are creating new business lines due to the outbreak. Therefore, marketers will need to understand what’s the latest customers’ needs and demands.

Malaysia’s Self-Sufficiency Level (SSL)

Malaysia has been able to produce sufficiently to cater for the domestic consumption for many basic food items, and it is currently ranked 28 out of 113 countries. The Malaysian government is working towards increasing the country's self-sufficiency level (SSL) and various initiatives have been in the pipeline, such as the National Dairy Industry Development Programme which aimed to increase the SSL in fresh milk production to 100% in five years. The programme targets to increase the country's fresh milk production by 20 million litres in five years through the import of 10,000 breeder dairy cows, thereby reducing dependence on imported milk. A holistic approach is imperative to ensure the long-term sustainability of the SSL in Malaysia. 4IR technology adoption will be the key to the industry development in agriculture and food sectors and this will require a conjoint effort from the government agencies, industry players and consumers.

Stay tuned for next month's issue, which features an article on the key drivers for better SSL in the nation.

Impact of Covid-19 on the Oil & Gas market

Restrictions on movement and daily travel have caused demand shocks in the oil market. According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global oil demand in April 2020 slumped to 19.9 million barrels per day as compared to last year.

5 Questions with Evlyn Ensangai

Project Executive, 27 Projects in Kuching, Sarawak

Best known for... being approachable, logical, practical, and systematic in her approach to life and always trying to improve skills through diligent and consistent practice.

Proudest achievement...being able to score excellent result during her Degree and Master Programme with 1st Class Honours. With that, she managed to obtain full scholarship from PTPTN (2010) and JPA through Program Mahasiswa Cemerlang (PMC) 2015. In 2016, she represented University Technology MARA (UiTM) to Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta as a speaker for the International Knowledge Sharing Session on “Sustainability and Exploration of the World of Information Entrepreneurship Malaysia-Indonesia”.

The last 5 years… have been great as she successfully encouraged herself to come out from the comfort zone. Now, she’s always seeking knowledge to improve herself and willing to take up any work as a challenge.

3 essential values... to always be kind, stay religiously humble and never stop moving forward.

Rebuild Humanity by…having empathy and gratitude to deepen the trust and build healthier human interaction.

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