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Experts Warns ASEAN’s Tax Regimes Are Hurting Innovation, Driving Black Markets

The Center for Market Education (CME) has warned that Southeast Asia’s troubles in enforcing income tax collection and heavy reliance on indirect taxes – accompanied by the lack of a coherent regulatory approach – are undermining legitimate businesses, suppressing innovation and fuelling illicit trade
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Malaysia Takes Positive Steps Towards Trade Diversification, Palm Oil Certification

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The Center for Market Education (CME) welcomes the new government approach to international trade, stressing that it will be beneficial for the country in general and the currency in particular. According to CME, it is peculiarly important the reopening of the discussion with the European Union about a Malaysia-EU FTA, as announced by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in March. In 2023, the Euro-area alone represented 7 percent of Malaysia’s international trade, standing at 7 percent both as export market destination and as import source.
 
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Without Special Scheme For Micro-Businesses, E-invoicing May Backfire

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: On 22 May 2023, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN) announced that an electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) system will be implemented in stages starting from 2024. LHDN shared that a pilot implementation with selected companies will begin in April 2024, followed by mandatory implementation based on company’s annual revenue. The new scheme will target firms with revenues above RM 100 million per year from 1 August 2024, to be extended to firms with annual revenues above RM 25 million from 1 January 2025. Finally, from 1 August 2025 all firms will be subject to compulsory e-invoicing.
 
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PADU: The Myth Of Data-Driven Policy Decisions

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The Malaysian Government recently launched the Central Database Hub (PADU), an effort led by the Economics Ministry to bring together information held by various ministries and government agencies into one, allowing the government a clearer picture of its 33.5 million population. 
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A Future World Monetary Order

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia:The Center for Market Education (CME) is excited to announce the publication of the first EduPaper Special Issue entitled “A Future World Monetary Order: A Debate on Lawrence H. White’s ‘Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?’”, edited by CME Associate, Emile Phaneuf III.
 
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Ekonomi Madani Sets Right Tune For Economic Development, But Implementation Is Key


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: On 27 July 2023, Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivered the speech Ekonomi Madani: Memperkasa Rakyat, which outlined the Ekonomi Madani framework. The Center for Market Education (CME) is particularly enthusiast about the following pillars among the seven highlighted by the Prime Minister:

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Malaysia Reaches 45th Position Out Of 88 On New International Trade Barrier Index

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia:Malaysia ranks 45th out of 88 countries in the International Trade Barrier Index (TBI) 2023, released by the Tholos Foundation in Washington D.C. The Center for Market Education (CME) is the Malaysian partner for the Tholos Foundation and hosted the Innovation Summit Southeast Asia 2023 where the new Index was released – for the first time in the world – at the Asia School of Business.

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CME Welcomes Proposal For Special Committee To Monitor Incoming Investments

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Center for Market Education (CME) welcomes former second finance minister Dato Johari Abdul Ghani’s proposal to set up a special committee under the international trade and industry ministry (MITI) to monitor investments in the country.

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CME Concerned On Appointment Of Nurul Izzah Anwar As Senior Adviser

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The Center for Market Education (CME) expresses serious concerns about the fact that PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar has been appointed as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on economics and finance.

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CME Invites Political Parties To A Campaign Based On Content


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--While Malaysia is preparing for the next general elections (GE15), and political parties are busy with the fine-tuning of the list of candidates and their manifestos, the Center for Market Education (CME) invites all the coalitions to base their campaign on contents, programs and ideas.

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"Assessing And Addressing Urban Poverty In Malaysia" Provides Practical Poverty Alleviation Policy Approaches


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--This morning, during a ceremony officiated at the Belgium’s House in Kuala Lumpur, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Malaysia, the Center for Market Education (CME) and Bait Al-Amanah launched the book Assessing and Addressing Urban Poverty in Malaysia – Social Mobility Through Entrepreneurship (Monolateral, 2022), authored by Benedict Weerasena (Research Director at Bait Al Amanah) and Dr Carmelo Ferlito (CEO of the Center for Market Education).

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Ke Manakah Perbahasan Dasar Menghilang?

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Institut Demokrasi dan Hal Ehwal Ekonomi (IDEAS) dan Center for Market Education (CME) menzahirkan kebimbangan terhadap kekurangan perbahasan sekitar permasalahan ekonomi politik dan kesan jangka panjang dasar-dasar yang dilaksanakan.

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Where Did the Policy Debate Go?

KUALA LUMUR, Malaysia--The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and the Center for Market Education (CME) express concerns over the limited debate surrounding issues of political economy and the long-term consequences of implemented policies.

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Why Monetary Policy Should Not Avoid Market Price Deflation

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--: The Center for Market Education (CME) released its Policy Paper No 4, Why Monetary Policy Should Not Avoid Market Price Deflation, authored by Philipp Bagus (Professor of Economics at University King Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain) and Carmelo Ferlito (CEO of the Center for Market Education, Malaysia).

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