The Breakfast Grille

BPAM is Malaysia's sole bond pricing agency and is tasked with price discovery of what is often an opaque market as fixed income is not traded on an exchange. We speak to their CEO, Meor Amri Meor Ayob if their methodology is objective and fair, what is their strategy for growth and the outlook for the bond market in 2024.

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Bioengineering solutions company Fibromat Berhad hopped onto the LEAP Market in 2019, raising RM6.2 million ringgit in its IPO. With green infrastructure and ESG now in vogue, how is the erosion control provider looking to leverage on the demand for sustainable services? We discuss the company's potential and prospects with Danny Ng, CEO of Fibromat Berhad.

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This year commemorates 150 years since Levi Strauss & Co introduced the world to the iconic 501 jeans. But what is this apparels company's staying power and how does it navigate today's realities that includes, sustainability and social issues? Imran Butt, Levi's country manager for Malaysia & Singapore takes us through how a pair of jeans remaining largely unchanged for a century and a half still manages to stay in trend.

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Humanitarian aid for Palestinians under "Ops Ihsan" was transported via a special cargo plane through El-Arish Airport in Egypt on November 10th. The Egyptian Ambassador to Malaysia, H.E. Ragai Tawfik Said Nasr, will discuss the intricacies and difficulties involved in the supply of these aids.

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Self-service laundry outlets have mushroomed in urban areas, providing users a convenient option to wash clothes regardless of the weather. City Coin Group, which owns the LaundryBar franchise of laundromats, is presently the biggest chain in the country, with over 400 outlets and counting. We discuss the business model and growth prospects, as well as plans for a future IPO with the Group Managing Director Paul Ang.

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Negotiations over the concession agreement for Westport 2 should be finalised soon. We ask Datuk Ruben Gnanalingam, Executive Chairman and Group Managing Director of Westport Holdings, how much of a game changer this will be for the company and how they intend to stand competitive compared to the regional ports.

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Volkswagen AG have their work cut out for them marketing VWs, Audis and Porsches as affordable premium, premium and luxury cars respectively in Malaysia. This comes amid intensifying competition, declining purchasing power and a rapidly advancing EV industry. Denyu Bostandzhiev is the new MD for Porsche Holding Salzburg (PHS) Automotive Malaysia and Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia - he talks about how he plans to meet his KPIs.

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Atlas Copco, a Swedish provider of industrial tools and assembly solutions has been in Malaysia for more than 4 decades. Khalid Shaikh shares with us how operations have transformed, and how they aim to drive energy efficiency practices in Malaysia.

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The 10th Prime Minister Dato' Sri Anwar Ibrahim, also known as PMX, cobbled a motley coalition under the Madani banner and against the odds survived to reach the first anniversary. But can the unity government hold until the next general election amid an increasingly dissatisfied electorate? We take stock of Malaysia’s political landscape with our panel.

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Is capitalism failing humanity? On the contrary, Johan Norberg, author of The Capitalist Manifesto argues that it is the recipe to a more sustainable and prosperous future. We discuss the varying attitudes towards capitalism, including from the political lens of right and left, as well as the generational perceptions at play, and why he thinks capitalism is the antidote for climate change.

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