Morning Brief

Twitter’s board has accepted Elon Musk’s offer last week and just yesterday it was announced that the Tesla CEO has secured USD7.1 billion in funding. While the deal looks set to complete, U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will decide next month if an in depth antitrust probe is needed which could delay the closing of the transaction. Ashley Kim, Senior Associate Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence's Technology Team breakdown the details for us. Image credit: Unsplash.com

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Bank Negara Malaysia finally announced the 5 successful applicants for the digital banking licences but many are questioning whether these new digital banks can actually co-exist with their conventional counterparts, or will they be seen as major threats to the current banking system? Chan Jit Hoong, Senior Analyst at Hong Leong Investment Bank tell us. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Ding Jo-Ann, advisor at the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), explains the myriad factors behind Malaysia's latest decline on the World Press Freedom Index. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Twitter’s board has accepted Elon Musk’s offer last week and just yesterday it was announced that the Tesla CEO has secured USD7.1 billion in funding. While the deal looks set to complete, U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will decide next month if an in depth antitrust probe is needed which could delay the closing of the transaction. Ashley Kim, Senior Associate Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence's Technology Team breakdown the details for us. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Bank Negara Malaysia finally announced the 5 successful applicants for the digital banking licences but many are questioning whether these new digital banks can actually co-exist with their conventional counterparts, or will they be seen as major threats to the current banking system? Chan Jit Hoong, Senior Analyst at Hong Leong Investment Bank tell us. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

The Malaysian ringgit has recorded its steepest monthly drop since November 2016. Although generally a weak currency is good for exports as it makes selling of goods more affordable, a weak currency could also be challenging for the economy as it makes imports more expensive. Saktiandi Supaat, Head of FX Research, Global Markets, Maybank Singapore breaks down the cause of this Ringgit weakness with us.

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We ask Steve Cochrane, Chief APAC Economist of Moody’s Analytics how realistic is China's GDP target of 5.5% for 2022 while maintaining a zero-covid strategy at all costs and what its repercussions on the overall economy in Asia Pacific.

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We ask Steve Cochrane, Chief APAC Economist of Moody’s Analytics how realistic is China's GDP target of 5.5% for 2022 while maintaining a zero-covid strategy at all costs and what its repercussions on the overall economy in Asia Pacific.

The Malaysian ringgit has recorded its steepest monthly drop since November 2016. Although generally a weak currency is good for exports as it makes selling of goods more affordable, a weak currency could also be challenging for the economy as it makes imports more expensive. Saktiandi Supaat, Head of FX Research, Global Markets, Maybank Singapore breaks down the cause of this Ringgit weakness with us.

Refugees are defined and protected under the “1951 Refugee Convention relating to the Status of Refugees”. However, despite having policies and measures put in place to protect refugees, many are still vulnerable to poor living conditions, inaccessibility to education, employment bans, and other issues. Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch breaks down the situation for us. Image credit: Unsplash.com

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