A second wave of mergers and acquisitions in the Malaysian insurance and takaful markets is about to get under way, linked to new regulatory requirements, market liberalisation and new strategies for entry into one of the world’s most potentially lucrative markets. This follows a first wave that came after the country’s insurance authorities moved...
All signs point to an impressive run for Malaysia’s capital markets. The benchmark index has recovered from the 2008 global crisis, repeatedly hitting all-time highs in 2012 and continuing to set records. With an initial public offering (IPO) from palm oil firm Felda Global on June 28, the second-largest in 2012 after Facebook, and the dual listing of IHH Healthcare, Asia’s...
THE COMPANY: With a total network of 30 hospitals and more than 4800 beds spanning eight countries, IHH Healthcare (IHH) is the second-largest private health care service provider in the world. IHH’s core operations are located in three main markets: Singapore, Malaysia and Turkey. Its wholly owned...
After more than a decade of coordinated effort between the government, financial authorities and private sector players, Malaysia’s Islamic finance services (IFS) sector now boasts the world’s largest sukuk (Islamic bond) market, second-largest takaful ( sharia-compliant insurance) market and a major Islamic banking and securities...
Politically driven yet focused on private sector growth, the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), launched in 2010, is beginning to have a tangible impact on Malaysia’s economic and social development. Foreign investors are advised to pay close attention to the entry point projects (EPPs), which have become the main platform for new private...
The government has long sought to deepen the country’s links with its neighbours, as well as with the wider Asia-Pacific community. The country became a founding member of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) with this goal in mind – and ASEAN has gone from strength to strength ever since. Now, the association is facing some of...
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