The Financial, Insurance & Investment Blog

 1. Malaysia’s extensive network of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) is a central feature of its attractiveness as an investment destinat...

 1. In an online community of more than 1.8 million small business owners, a user in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, wrote on Friday: “Am I...

1. Malaysia will implement a significant expansion of its Sales and Services Tax (SST) framework starting July 1, 2025. Announced as part ...

1. Indonesia’s bold US$1.5 billion stimulus package, unveiled in late May 2025, is set to ripple through Southeast Asia’s largest economy ...

1. Over the past two years, Malaysia has counted roughly one million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Together, they generate ...

 1. After a better-than-expected start to 2025, the government is warning of a growing risk that the economy may slip into its first techn...

1. Malacca is stepping into the spotlight as one of Malaysia’s most promising electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hubs. With billions in i...

 1. Malaysia has implemented the Global Minimum Tax (GMT) as part of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ...

1. Many programs fund or otherwise support projects at different stages of development. These are the 9 technology readiness levels, with ...

1. Leaders across the public and private sectors have long recognized the importance of supporting small businesses. Across OECD countries...

1. Considering the laissez-faire origins of modern capitalism, it makes sense that Milton Friedman, a prominent economist during the latte...

1. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a force to be reckoned with. They make up 90% of businesses globally, create two out of e...

 1. Between 2019 and 2023, the food sector was the twelfth largest FDI sector in terms of the number of greenfield investments. The food s...

 1. Between 2019 and 2023, the biotechnology sector was the twenty-fifth largest FDI sector in terms of the number of greenfield investmen...

1. As the IoT explodes with connected devices, selecting the right communication protocol is all-important to building efficient and scala...

1. You make a product in China. You went it alone. You found someone on the internet and they promised they could manufacture your product...

1. Imagine if you couldn’t access your computer systems or data. It could lead to an existential threat. Unfortunately, many companies hav...

1. There’s broad agreement on at least one thing about this year’s election outcome: Americans want more good jobs and an affordable cost ...

 1. In the first six months of 2024, UNCTAD's preliminary data shows there was a slight (1%) increase in global foreign direct investm...

1. Malaysia and Canada are deepening their economic ties, with bilateral trade reaching RM8.05 billion as of August 2024, marking a signif...