Macro and Domestic

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's recent four-day visit to China and, his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping shows a shared vision which opposes protectionism, advances trade liberalisation, and promotes a multipolar world.

According to Dr David King Boison, the power of a currency lies not just in its intrinsic value, but in the trust and systems that nations build around it. In this essay, Boison discusses the rapid expansion of BRICs and how it may offer a sustainable alternative for nations seeking autonomy from Western-led financial systems.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization held two significant events this month; the pre-launch of the Ministerial Industrial Policy Forum (MIPF) in New York late September, followed by the main gathering in Riyadh on 24 October, 2024.

The Conference on ASEAN SCP Policies and Practices: Celebrating 12 Years of German-Southeast Asian SCP Cooperation was held this week at the DoubleTree by Hilton Shah Alam i-City Malaysia, marking 12 years of cooperation between SE Asia and Germany.

Community Alert! Egypt Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities Engineer Sherif Ismail announces the allocation of 5% of the total plots offered within twenty new cities for people living with disabilities or their primary carers.

Saudi Arabia has called on the world's policymakers to urgently address land degradation, drought and desertification ahead of the 16th UN Convention to Combat Desertification COP16 in Riyadh in December 2024.

According to Monash University Indonesia Associate Professors Eka Permanasari and Denis Teoman, despite a 2010 fatwa from the Indonesian Council of Ulama affirming the halal status of recycled water, the city is still not maximising its water resources. One example, Permanasari argues, is if the Istiqlal Mosque uses recycled greywater, it may save up to 35 percent of the city's clean water.

According to a new report from Oxford Economics, second-hand clothing (SHC) is stimulating billions of dollars in GDP contributions and supporting hundreds of thousands of green jobs across Europe and Africa.