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The impact of the war in Ukraine has reverberated throughout the global economy, creating energy shortages, disrupting agriculture supply chains and fueling higher prices worldwide. Will these effects linger in 2023 and how much will this dampen global growth? Suan Teck Kin of UOB gives us his analysis.

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24th February marks the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. We speak to Denys Mykhailiuk, Chargé d'Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Malaysia for an update on the situation of the ground, their war efforts and what will bring about peace.

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The impact of the war in Ukraine has reverberated throughout the global economy, creating energy shortages, disrupting agriculture supply chains and fueling higher prices worldwide. Will these effects linger in 2023 and how much will this dampen global growth? Suan Teck Kin of UOB gives us his analysis.

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Ahead of the Budget 2023 tabling this afternoon, we speak to Muar MP and MUDA President Syed Saddiq on the initiatives needed for Malaysian youth to gain foothold amid uncertain economic conditions

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24th February marks the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. We speak to Denys Mykhailiuk, Chargé d'Affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Malaysia for an update on the situation of the ground, their war efforts and what will bring about peace.

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What was envisioned as a short “special military operation” by Moscow has run for 12 months now with no end yet in sight. Despite setbacks, President Vladimir Putin in his latest state of the nation address maintained that the military operations would continue in order to protect Russian sovereignty. What are Moscow's ultimate goals in the conflict? We hear from His Excellency Naiyl Latypov, Russian Ambassador to Malaysia.

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Minister of Health Dr. Zaliha Mustafa met with junior doctors in a town hall session on Thursday to solicit feedback on the state of public healthcare and how to resolve the myriad gaps in the system. This comes as surveys of Malaysian healthcare workers signal increasing frustration over the inertia in public health reforms. We speak to Dr. Helmy Haja Mydin, Special Adviser to the Minister of Health who moderated the event for insights into what happened behind closed doors.

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Minister of Health Dr. Zaliha Mustafa met with junior doctors in a town hall session on Thursday to solicit feedback on the state of public healthcare and how to resolve the myriad gaps in the system. This comes as surveys of Malaysian healthcare workers signal increasing frustration over the inertia in public health reforms. We speak to Dr. Helmy Haja Mydin, Special Adviser to the Minister of Health who moderated the event for insights into what happened behind closed doors.

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As part of our pre-Budget Series, we check in with the international business community based here in Malaysia as to their wish list. In the October 2023 budget, there was an extension of various tax incentives on eligible green projects and the implementation of a 15% global minimum tax in 2024. But is this enough or do MNCs here really want to see a stable government first and foremost and policies which are consistent and do not flip flop? For answers, we speak to Daniel Bernbeck, Executive Director of Malaysia-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Hong Kong has been slower than other cities to recover from the pandemic, given the long running restrictions of China’s Covid zero policy. Many will be hoping that  the latest Hong Kong budget aims can spur recovery momentum. However, the government has the tricky challenge of also reducing a high deficit that has built up over the past three years. Did this budget manage to thread the needle in terms of balancing between recovery and prudence? Gary Ng of Natixis gives us the budget highlights.

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