The Evolving Role of Multilateral Development Banks
In an increasingly fractured global order, where power blocs assert their interests not just through diplomacy or defence but via […]
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August 2025
New Zealand’s Quiet Diplomacy in a Divided Financial World
In a world where the weaponisation of finance has become a frontline tactic, where sanctions sweep across entire economies with
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Financial War Is Reshaping NZ’s Economic Strategy
As global powers strategically deploy economic sanctions to serve political ends, the financial world is being quietly redrawn. In New
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BRICS Banks, Kiwi Bonds And The Search for Non-Aligned Finance
A quiet tremor has begun to pulse through the global financial system, not a quake that shatters the old order
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Borrow First, Budget Later’ Culture Grows
In the first quarter of 2025, a significant uptick was observed in credit card issuance. One demographic segment accounted for
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Easy Credit Ends, Rules Incoming
In recent years, household debt in Malaysia has remained persistently high, hovering above 80 percent of GDP. A significant chunk
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Fast-Track Cards, Slow Financial Growth
At the heart of Malaysia’s youth credit boom lies a growing ecosystem of banks, fintech tie-ups, and employer-linked promotions offering
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Banks Struggle to Balance Risk as Graduate Credit Access Expands
At just 26, Rayyan had already maxed out two credit cards. A junior software developer in Petaling Jaya, he earned
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Health Insurance Promise Becomes Costly Trap
There was a time not long ago when insurance was considered a safety net — a quiet companion through life’s
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Age Discrimination Creeping into Insurance Premiums
In the world of health insurance, age is more than just a number. For thousands of Malaysians crossing into their
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The Silent Exodus
The corridors of Malaysia’s private hospitals are beginning to tell a tale not often captured in glossy brochures or investor