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Friday, 18 September 2015

Chapter 4: The MIER Years, Episode 5 Winding Up to Wind Down is NOW OUT!!

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Read it HERE It was during the final prepatory meeting on the MAPEN Report that I received one day a call from Zainol Mahmud, director-g...
Sunday, 6 September 2015

Kamal on Bloomberg: Moving Malaysia, Malaysia to Face Fiscal Problems If Oil Below $40: Economist

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September 4, 2015 (Kuala Lumpur) — Kamal Salih, economics professor at Universiti Malaya, says that Malaysia will face fiscal problems if...
Friday, 4 September 2015

Experts Point the Way Forward for Singapore Economic Growth

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Kamal Salih Comment: E.F. Pang and Linda Lim's comments on Singapore economic growth may well be relevant for Malaysia's own econ...
Tuesday, 25 August 2015

It Starts: Broad Retaliation Against China in Currency War

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Wolf Street by Wolf Richter  August 20, 2015 The biggest global “tail risk” is China’s deteriorating economy and an emerging market...

CIA insider: This is the Key to Understanding the Yuan-Dollar Relationship

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The Crux From Jim Rickards Editor, Currency Wars Alert No one disputes the fact that Janet Yellen and her colleagues at the Federal...

What the Heck is Going on in the Global Markets?

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Kamal Salih Comments: A perfect storm is brewing in the immediate horizon of the Malaysian economy.  I wanted to take comfort in pronounc...
Wednesday, 5 August 2015

To Understand Malaysia's Economic Future, Look to Turkey NOT Greece

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Comment:  Perhaps we should look away from the experience of Greece, with emphasis on the debt-to-GDP ratio, to see where Malaysia's ma...
Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Chapter 4: The MIER Years, Episode 4: Son of the NEP is NOW OUT!!

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Read it HERE Dr. Mahathir didn’t seem to be worried about the situation.  It was about a year away from the end of the First Outline Pe...
Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Achieving Malaysia's Potential

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Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah 14 July 2015 Kuala Lumpur - Today, 14 July 2015, marks the 40th day of the passing of my dear wife.  As I ov...
Monday, 13 July 2015

Greece Reaches Deal with Creditors, Avoids Euro Exit

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By Pan Pylas and Raf Casert, Associated Press Associated Press Published on 13 June 2015 BRUSSELS (AP) -- After months of acrimony,...
Monday, 29 June 2015

Explaining the Greek Debt Crisis and What It Means for the Eurozone

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New York Times By LIZ ALDERMAN Published April 8, 2015 Updated: June 28 Greece, the weak link in the eurozone, is inching closer to...
Sunday, 28 June 2015

Chapter 4: The MIER Years Episode 3: Policy Waltz is NOW OUT!!

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Read it HERE The view of Mt. Cook from the lounge of the Hermitage Hotel set in the plain of the glacier valley of the famous New Zealan...
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Kamal Salih
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Kamal Salih, born in 1946, graduated with B.A. (Hons) (Monash) and PhD (Uni. Pennsylvania) in 1973. Served Universiti Sains Malaysia between 1973-85 as Professor, Dean and Deputy VC (Academic). He was the founding Executive Director of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) 1986-1994. As a policy advisor Tan Sri Kamal was a member of the Prime Minster’s Economic Panel in 1981-86, the Malaysian Business Council 1991-1996, and acted as the Rapporteur-General of the first National Economic Consultative Council, MAPEN1 1989- 1991. In 1992 he established the first private medical college in Malaysia, the International Medical University (IMU) and remained its Executive Chairman until 2004. On retiring from IMU, Tan Sri Kamal served as economic advisor on the National Implementation Task Force (NITF) in the Abdullah Badawi Admin 2006-08. He was elected Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju from 1996 to 1999. In 1996 he established Yayasan Wangsa Maju now known as Yayasan Mahkota, and remains its Chairman until now. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Economics and Development Studies in Universiti Malaya.
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