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Empowering MSMEs to Be Part of the Global Supply Chain
May I thank the Securities Commission and World Bank for the invitation to deliver today’s keynote address at the SC-World Bank Conference 2024. Today’s conference theme “Empowering MSMEs: Cultivating Compassionate…
Unity Government: A New Political Order
On behalf of the 2021/2024 Johor DAP State Committee, I would like to take this opportunity to thank DAP Secretary-General Sdr Anthony Loke who is here in Johor Bahru today…
Sustainable Investing: Greening and Growing Our Economy At Once
The climate crisis is not a fiction but the same prisoner’s dilemma applies if we continue to see the environment as an externality. The same old cliches would see dealing…
Advanced Technology Equipment: Malaysia’s Untold Success Story
I am delighted to join Penang Chief Minister Sdr Chow Kon Yeow at the launch of the Advanced Technology Equipment Cluster (ATEC) under the auspices of Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association.…
Malaysia Must Not Just Be a Technology Adopter, But Aspire to Be an Innovator
May I welcome all of you to the MyAERO Summit 2024. This year’s theme, “Fueling Innovation, Igniting Connections: Malaysia Takes Flight,” encapsulates the dynamic and transformative journey we are on…
Integrated Policy Strategies for a Sustainable Future
I would like to thank the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) for the opportunity to speak at the National Consultation on Green Industrialisation…
Fostering New Ties, Redefining Malaysia-China Economic Cooperation
Today, we are here to meet our friends from Jiangsu, China. Why is it important for us to engage with Chinese businesses at the provincial level? It is because some…
Raising the Ceiling and the Floor to Achieve Malaysia’s Second Takeoff
I thank the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia for this opportunity to speak to your members at this annual general meeting. I also spoke at the same…
Strengthening Malaysia-Brazil Ties through Industrial Collaboration
Between 19 and 24 May, I led an official mission to Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro. As I walked out from the Brasilia airport, the signage said “the time has…
Reimagining Domestic Investment
Thank you Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) for inviting me to address the National Investment Seminar with the theme “Re-energising Domestic Investment”. To re-energise,…
The New Johor Prosperity
A new world order is emerging as the old one is crumbling. Understanding the context of the new world order, which comes with a new set of considerations, imperatives and…
Penang: Malaysia’s High-Tech Powerhouse
Last month, I led a 40-person delegation, which included important Southeast Asian regional economists and senior government and GLICs (government-linked investment corporations) officials, to visit semiconductor firms in Penang and…