In this issue

A premier English monthly business magazine, Business Today has grown in leaps and bounds since its inception in May 2001. Today, it is instantly recognised all over Malaysia as the definitive business magazine that brings the business community closer and exposes them to the global competitive edge.

Business Today also hears and caters to the increasingly important issues, initiatives and incentives provided to the SME and SMB industries in order for Malaysia to rise to become a high income nation.

Business Today readers will find key trends in economic, financial and business developments which impact the business ecosystem in Malaysia.

Not affiliated with Business Today India.

THAT 2013 FEELING

The sharp rise in the US Treasury recently has served as a reminder to us that is the stark contrast between the policy rates and how the market perceived of how the interest rates should evolve going forward. The 10-year US Treasury yields which is the barometer for the future interest rates have lept to 1.74 percent as of 19 March from 0.91 percent in the early part of January. Understandably, the incoming data from the US economy has been quite decent with total jobs created or the Nonfarm payroll (NFP) jumping to 379k in February against the median estimates of 182,000.

3 mins

PRESERVING AND REVIVING CULTURAL HERITAGE

What started as a home-based enterprise and went on to grow into a full-fledged social enterprise on its own, Pungu Borneo is looking to create awareness on the importance of intellectual property on traditional knowledge and traditional culture expressions.

2 mins

NEW GENERATION, NEW PAYMENT OPTION

The cashless movement which saw a spike when Covid-19 struck countries and lockdowns came into effect also saw the rise of a new payment option, the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service, an instalment payment solution for businesses and consumers.

6 mins

TURKEY'S RIPPLE EFFECT BUT NO TSUNAMI WARNINGS

The ripple effects from the replacement of Turkey’s central bank governor are fading. Forex weakness is focused on those currencies where central banks have hiked policy rates over the past week -e.g. Brazilian Real (BRL) or where monetary tightening is priced in later this year – e.g. Mexican Peso (MXN).

1 min

THE QUEST FOR POSTPANDEMIC RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY

Business resilience is the buzzword now. After 2020, is that a surprise? Most businesses don’t have to be told that they need to do things differently – many are actively searching for a way to “build back better” as the economy recovers. But how do you do that? A good way forward is to look back.

5 mins

BELENGGU HALT TO SPEARHEAD MALAYSIA'S SUSTAINABLE LANDFILL MODEL

According to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) in Malaysia, around RM430 million has been spent on closing just 17 out of 165 existing dumpsites and promoting the disposal of solid waste to sanitary landfill.

4 mins

CLOSING THE DIGITAL GAP ONE STEP AT A TIME

Allo’s Chief Executive Officer Rodzi Ahmad speaks to BusinessToday on the journey the company has undertaken since 2018 in bridging the digital divide in the country, and what the future holds for the telecommunications infrastructure service provider.

4 mins

MARII PROGRAMMES TO ACCELERATE TRANSITION TO DIGITALISATION

The Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii), an agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), has been developing numerous solutions to allow the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector to digitalise their entire business value chain and deliver better and more cost-effective products and services based on smart and intelligent manufacturing practices.

3 mins

IT IS TIME FOR MALAYSIA TO AIM HIGH

The past few weeks have shown what Malaysia can do when it aims high. The maiden win of national shuttler Lee Zhi Jia who emerged victorious in the All-England Open Badminton Championships, the world’s oldest and most prestigious badminton tournament, is a great metaphor for this kind of spirit – and it should be replicated in the sphere of economic development.

3 mins

THE BITUMAN; JALAINI ABU HASSAN STRIKES BACK!

One of Segaris Art Center’s co-founders, Associate Professor Jalaini Abu Hassan, had just recently exhibited his new and limited number of artworks at the gallery from April 3rd to April 25th, 2021. It aimed to ignite and revive Segaris Art Center after a year besieged by the pandemic. It is Jais much-awaited solo show since his last exhibition which he collaborated with the luxury watch company; Bell & Ross in 2019. Moving faster than expected, within just one week, his 11 works of art worth RM432,000 were sold out.

2 mins

Read all stories from Business Today Malaysia

Business Today Malaysia Magazine Description:

A premier English monthly business magazine, Business Today has grown in leaps and bounds since its inception in May 2001. Today, it is instantly recognised all over Malaysia as the definitive business magazine that brings the business community closer and exposes them to the global competitive edge.

Business Today also hears and caters to the increasingly important issues, initiatives and incentives provided to the SME and SMB industries in order for Malaysia to rise to become a high income nation.

Business Today readers will find key trends in economic, financial and business developments which impact the business ecosystem in Malaysia.

Not affiliated with Business Today India.