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Commentary in the South China Morning Post on Malaysia's Trade Economics

In the SCMP, our write up on "Why a coconut boom is bad for Malaysia’s approved permit system"

  • The country’s Approved Permit system governing cross-border traders was set up in the 1970s to encourage the Malay majority to participate in industries dominated by ethnic Chinese

  • But the scheme is riddled with secrecy and cronyism, critics say, argue, and must face up to reform as Malaysia opens further to international trade

Read Yu Leng’s economic commentary in SCMP, here

Also refer to our other findings:

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Live radio spot on BFM 89.9 - The Business Station on The Rise of Trade Sanctions for Malaysia

Live radio spot on BFM 89.9 - The Business Station on The Rise of #Trade Sanctions. Khor Yu Leng, Independent political economist, Segi Enam Advisors 21-Oct-19 18:40

We examine the precarious posiiton we may find ourselves in as our country and economy continues to stand between the trade tensions of the US and China.

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Tasha Fusil

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kelvin Yee

Tags: Evening Edition, #USChina, #tradewar, #sanctions, #economy, Tun Dr #Mahathir, CEO/Business leaders, Economy, Markets, Politics, News, Current Affairs

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Sneak Peek! A Preliminary View (and a Dashboard) for Durians in China

It is up! After a couple of months of mining and examining about 3,300 lines of data, Khor Reports is pleased to present to you our preliminary view of durians in China.

In the post, we talk about the spike in interest for the King of Fruits as well as the possible ramifications of the rather dramatic increase in demand for durians from China. We’ve also thrown in a dashboard of consolidated data which illustrates an overall view regarding the local durian farmscape, products, and China retail indicators—feel free to play around with it!

Click here to read the full post.

#Durian #MusangKing #China #Malaysia #ChinaMalaysia