Asia comprises a highly heterogeneous group of countries, which differ widely in terms of economic structure, natural resources, degree of market orientation, stage of development, size and degree of openness.
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia, on regional economic integration from The Report: Malaysia 2012
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Tajuddin Atan, CEO, Bursa Malaysia from The Report: Malaysia 2012
What plans are there to attract more global investor funds and increase the overall investor base?
Articles & Analysis | A pioneer in its field: Local Islamic banks are gaining ground in the global arena from The Report: Malaysia 2012
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...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Nazir Razak, CEO, CIMB Group Holdings from The Report: Malaysia 2012
What are the obstacles to accelerating development of Malaysia’s corporate bond market?
Articles & Analysis | AirAsia: Aviation from The Report: Malaysia 2012
THE COMPANY: AirAsia is one of the largest low-cost carriers in Asia, with an extensive network of around 150 routes. Within 10 years of operations, AirAsia has expanded its fleet from just two aircraft to 107 at present, and has carried more than 140m passengers. The company aspires to become the leading...
Articles & Analysis | A different sort of plan: The government identifies broad goals and trends in capital markets from The Report: Malaysia 2012
The Capital Market Master Plan 2001-10 (CMP1) was a huge success. Of the 152 recommendations made, a full 95% were achieved. The second Capital Market Master Plan (CMP2), announced in April 2011, is not going to match that performance. This is not because Malaysia is not motivated to implement CMP2 or because CMP2 sets the bar too high. It is...