Business Today Malaysia Magazine - April / May 2020

In this issue

Business As Usual
SMEs can recharge the economy with two key ingredients

Coronavirus Exposes Global Economic Vulnerability

Jomo Kwame Sundaram is a prominent Malaysian economist. He holds the Tun Hussein Onn Chair in International Studies at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia, and is a Senior Advisor at Khazanah Research Institute and Visiting Fellow at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University. He was also the founder-Chair of International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) and UN Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development. Anis Chowdhury, Adjunct Professor at Western Sydney University & University of New South Wales (Australia). Held senior United Nations positions in New York and Bangkok.

4 mins

Covid-19: Emerging Threats For Malaysia's Trade

Professor at the Faculty of Economics & Administration, University of Malaya. Her research focuses on international trade and regional integration. She currently serves as an Associate Editor to the International Journal of Social Economics and as a member to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Contemporary Asia. She has been engaged inn a number of international and local collaborative research projects. She received her Ph.D. (Economics) from the University of Malaya in 2006 and M.Soc.Sci. (Economics) from the National University of Singapore in 1992.

3 mins

Social Enterprises Come Together To Battle The Covid-19 Disruptions

In times of crisis when the Covid-19 outbreak has disrupted lives globally, Malaysia’s frontliners as well as the marginalised who are facing severe impacts are in a battle against the unpredictable nature of this pandemic.

3 mins

Growing In Leaps And Bounds

Founded in 2012, Solarvest started off with four employees and a vision to create a world where clean energy would be accessible to many.

4 mins

HOW TO FUTURE PROOF MALAYSIAN WORKFORCE

Arlene Wherrett is the Vice President & Managing Director for Sage Asia responsible for accelerating the growth of Sage’s business in Asia. She has over 20 years of experience, managing businesses within the IT and Services industries across Asia Pacific leveraging her strong leadership skills and deep industry expertise. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology from Trent University in Canada and has a Masters of Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management in Australia and, also Arlene a certified Gallup Strengths coach.

3 mins

DEPTH AND DIVERSITY CONTINUES TO FUEL MALAYSIA-FRANCE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSHIP

Malaysia is France’s fourth-largest supplier within ASEAN, after Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand, with bilateral trade between the two countries for Malaysian exports to France in 2019, reaching RM11 billion.

5 mins

BUSINESSES FIND NEW EQUILIBRIUM IN UNCHARTERED WATERS

It is increasingly clear our era will be defined by a fundamental disunity -- the period before coronavirus pandemic and the new paradigm that will emerge in the post-viral era -- the “new normal”

10 mins

Adopting Cloud To Sustain Business Continuity During This Pandemic

As global companies grapple with an ongoing and evolving Covid-19 crisis, it is important to note that the key priority for businesses right now is driving continuity. Companies must be predictive and proactive in their decision making to preserve business sustainability and build resilience.

4 mins

Mounting Global Risks

Attributed to World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation

3 mins

MAKING NEW WAVES

Will Kloe be the facelift the industry needs?

2 mins

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Business Today Malaysia Magazine Description:

A premier English monthly business magazine, Business Today has grown in leaps and bounds since its inception in May 2001. Today, it is instantly recognised all over Malaysia as the definitive business magazine that brings the business community closer and exposes them to the global competitive edge.

Business Today also hears and caters to the increasingly important issues, initiatives and incentives provided to the SME and SMB industries in order for Malaysia to rise to become a high income nation.

Business Today readers will find key trends in economic, financial and business developments which impact the business ecosystem in Malaysia.

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