Morning Brief

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO at the Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy helps us dissect whether the 2022 budget was sufficient as we gradually exit out from the pandemic.

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Nomination day in Melaka is drawing near but existing political alliances may not hold. Will this state election see 3-cornered fights?  Professor Dr. Azmi Hassan, political analyst at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia tells us whilst giving us his view as to who the winner will be.

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Dr. Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, APAC Research Head, BloombergNEF givss us a quick update on the developments of COP-26 in Glasgow and how far the commitments made so far are in helping the world achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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There were a slew of initiatives for women in Budget 2022 but was it ambitious enough? Will it help women who have been disproportionally affect by Covid 19 ? Anis Farid, Research and Advocacy Officer, Women's Aid Organisation give us her views.

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With the political upheaval in Sudan, we speak to Okech Francis from Bloomberg on the geopolitical risk and the impact of the coup on the Sudanese oil and gas industry and specifically on the situation facing Petronas. 

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There were a slew of initiatives for women in Budget 2022 but was it ambitious enough? Will it help women who have been disproportionally affect by Covid 19 ? Anis Farid, Research and Advocacy Officer, Women's Aid Organisation give us her views.

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With the political upheaval in Sudan, we speak to Okech Francis from Bloomberg on the geopolitical risk and the impact of the coup on the Sudanese oil and gas industry and specifically on the situation facing Petronas. 

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We ask Sim Kwang Gek, Tax Leader, Deloitte Malaysia on Budget 2022 and the mechanics behind Cukai Makmur and  tax on foreign-sourced income as she analyzes whether the numbers are realistic and how does the Budget impact the Malaysian businesses and the public. 

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Under Budget 2022, the government has made several allocations to help Malaysian SMEs navigate the reopening of the economy after a torrid pandemic season. Do these initiatives hit the mark in terms of providing support that SMEs need? We hear from Datuk William Ng of Samenta for his take on Budget 2022.

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With a record RM332 billion ringgit budget, we ask Julia Goh, Senior Economist, UOB Malaysia on whether this expansionary budget is feasible and how will the government finance this expenditure?

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