by AER | Aug 11, 2020 | Others
By Prasenjit K. Basu, Chief Economist 10 August 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Having precluded the need for a Confidence vote by winning a parliamentary contest on ousting the Speaker (111-109), the Muhyiddin cabinet has successfully defeated Covid-19 (with just 4 deaths in...
by AER | May 14, 2019 | Malaysia
By Prasenjit K. Basu, Chief Economist 10 May 2019 19:01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 6th May, Telenor Asia and Axiata Group (AXIATA MK) announced that Telenor will acquire Axiata in an all-share deal that will leave Telenor with 56.5% of the MergedCo, with proforma revenue of...
by AER | May 7, 2019 | Others
By Prasenjit K. Basu, Chief Economist 5 May 2019 21:42 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With its labour force estimated to be growing 2.6% annually — and likely augmented by more foreign workers — Malaysia’s real GDP growth rate of 4.7% in 2018 was disappointing,...
