Risen Jayaseelan
Columnist at The Star (Malaysia)
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6 days ago |
thestar.com.my | Risen Jayaseelan
SOME developments in the cross-border payments arena are worth noting. This week, Italy’s economy minister said something puzzling. Addressing an asset management event in Milan, Giancarlo Giorgetti posited that the US’ policy on stablecoins is more dangerous than the impact of trade tariffs, Reuters reported. Already a subscriber? Log in. Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.
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3 weeks ago |
thestar.com.my | Risen Jayaseelan
HERE’S an eye-popping statistic: Malaysian civil servants borrowed an average of RM6.4bil in December last year and January this year. This was highlighted by Bank Negara in its recent annual report. Also alarming is that total disbursements of loans to all other personal finance borrowers in the country was way lower at an average of RM4.5bil per month for those two months. Already a subscriber? Log in.
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1 month ago |
thestar.com.my | Risen Jayaseelan |Elim Poon
IT’S been a year since Datuk Cheah See Yeong, known in local food and beverage (F&B) circles as the owner of Malaysia’s Baskin-Robbins business, bought into Apollo Food Holdings Bhd. As an old F&B manufacturer in need of innovation, the latter is well-known to many Malaysians for its nostalgic chocolate wafer products. Already a subscriber? Log in. Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.
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1 month ago |
thestar.com.my | Risen Jayaseelan
THE prospect of sanctions on Malaysia by the US government, driven by the belief that a significant amount of chip technology has been slipping into China from our shores, hangs on our local semiconductor sector like the sword of Damocles. Yes, we are talking about the yet-unresolved Nvidia chip saga. Already a subscriber? Log in. Save 30% and win Bosch appliances! More Info Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.
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1 month ago |
thestar.com.my | Risen Jayaseelan |Elim Poon
AT first the Nvidia chip episode didn’t seem that ominous. Recall that there was a report that some Nvidia chips had made their way to China from this part of the world, against US trade restrictions.
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