Economic Studies Press

Airlines may have to merge, form alliances to weather Covid-19 鈥 Economist

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said as the pandemic shows no sign of abating, it would be difficult for the world鈥檚 economy to normalise in one year once COVID is contained.

Cover Story: What population ageing means for your investments

Prof Yeah weighs in on population ageing being one of the factors of natural rate of interest declining.

Cover Story: SMEs and gig economy to bear the brunt of MCO

Prof Yeah weighs in on the local SME's that are facing downturns due to the Movement Control Order (MCO).

Economists laud Prihatin package

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said local companies could benefit from a RM50 billion government guarantee scheme via Danajamin Nasional Bhd.

Malaysia's record $83b stimulus targets households, businesses

Prof Yeah Kim Leng says the second stimulus package, amounting to 1.7 per cent of GDP, will help to cushion the economic impact of the MCO.

Stimulus Package 2 should reach wider range

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng expected a bigger and more comprehensive stimulus package to mitigate the economic impact of the extended MCO and to alleviate economic hardship.

EPF i-Lestari withdrawal to begin May 1

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said any additional cash would be helpful to ease the financial burden of large families in low-income households.

QE-led market rally not sustainable as Covid-19 fears linger: Analysts

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng opined that a sharper economic decline is expected as consumption and production activities have been affected by the movement restrictions.

Extension of MCO would bring grave hardship to SMEs and B40 group, say economists

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said the nation鈥檚 production capacity would be reduced as assets are sold off and workers could be laid off or have their salaries cut.

Oil prices dependent on demand recovery

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said crude oil price outlook is conditional on the willingness of the oil-exporting countries to agree on production cuts and ensure an orderly supply.

Institutional fund managers should review its investment strategies

Prof. Yeah Kim Leng said fund managers should adopt an 鈥榓veraging down鈥 investment strategy to reduce losses, and position strategically for a market recovery.

Economist warns of disaster from forcing firms to pay full wages

JCI President Prof. Woo calls for 鈥渆mergency room economics鈥 to be implemented while the MCO is in force, with aid given to those earning low incomes.