Economics

“A loaf of white bread costs 80 pence in the United Kingdom or RM 2.50 in Malaysia. But in South Korea, the figure goes up to around 3, 000 Won …
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Global life expectancy is estimated to increase by more than a year between 2016 and 2021-from 73 to 74.1 years- bringing the number of people aged over 65 to more …
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Since the president of the United States, Donald Trump announced the increase in tariffs on China imports on March, 2018, the world is experiencing something like never before. The trade …
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37 years after Malaysia started developing its first and second national car – Proton and Perodua – and a year after Malaysian-owned company DRB-HICOM sold off Proton to Chinese manufacturing …
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News that Canada had passed the Cannabis Act, making it the first country in the G7 to do so, has made headlines around the world. This act now allows people …
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Introduction

In early April 2018, the United States (US) government released a list of goods imported from China which would be imposed punitive tariffs i.e. taxes on imported goods and …
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You’ve probably heard of ministers at some point in your life. They’re basically the head of a specific department of the government such as Education or Health (or for J.K. …
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In 2008, a global economic crisis struck, with many countries experiencing the full brunt of it’s effects. Fortunately for some countries, they were able to recover from the economic plague. …
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The General Misconception of “Halal”

When the public hears the word “halal”, often times it leads to the misconception of Halal food. The Halal logo signifies no porcine. Food with …
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Milestone for Economic Growth?

The concept of a cashless society is being increasingly adopted by more countries whereby the economy’s financial transactions are conducted virtually rather than physically by transferring …
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