The COVID-19, first reported in December 2019 China before wider spread around the world. pandemic is highly impacting tourism industry Malaysia, particularly, airline and hotel businesses. Apart from that, this study also discusses stimulus packages offered by Malaysian government order to ensure sustainability of Malaysia.

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the Economic, Environment, Social and Governance (EESG) framework for sustainability has been ingrained in a higher institution Malaysia. Using an interpretive, qualitative approach case study, five branches HEI question, were studied their alignment with UN 17 SDGs using semi structured interviews document analysis. raw data generated MAXQDA software analysed accordingly. investigation uncovered that had effectively pursued most SDGs. From...

The establishment of Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) in Malaysia is closely related to the Chinese e-commerce giant. It was an initiative spearhead Malaysia’s national e-Commerce strategic roadmap and empowering Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) do cross-border commerce seamlessly. As such, this study aims understand perception SMEs towards DFTZ identify hidden trepidation platforms via focus group interview as per Grounded Theory procedures. findings reveal that about 40% interviewees are...

Purpose This study aims to delve deeply into the role of infrastructure on economic growth in 59 belt and road initiative (BRI) participating countries from various regions world as main objective BRI is encourage improve investment trade facilitation via infrastructure. Besides, development line with United Nations’ 2030 sustainable goals (SDG). Design/methodology/approach encompasses all important physical factors compute a composite index. Thereafter, this used both panel cointegration...

The bilateral trade between Asia and United States (US) was diluted since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. On other hand, ties China has been strengthened as emerged regional global manufacturing powerhouse attributable to her abundance of labor aggressiveness open door policies. In light rapid development production networks, vertical intra-industry (VIIT) become increasingly important in Asia. dynamic changes Asia’s networking have reinforced ASEAN-5’s (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,...

China is currently the major foreign direct investment (FDI) destination arising from her open door policies since 1978. FDI has become a large impetus to China’s economic growth. However, geographical distribution of in severely biased with 83% concentrated eastern region. This result not only differences locational advantages but also initiating and temporal inflows among regions. study aims examine determinants empirically possible coherent for three regions (Eastern, Central Western)...

This study investigates the nexus between economic growth and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Specifically, this employs a dynamic panel threshold model to identify compare levels of developing countries participating not in Belt Road Initiative (BRI). The findings signify nonlinear relationship sampled countries’ their CO2 emissions both categories. Furthermore, result reveals that level growth, category BRI countries, was lower (US$ 887.49) as compared non-BRI 1358.57). implies impact less...

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted international economic activities. This study examines its impact on the world economy, analyzing different regions and income groups separately. The empirical findings reveal that had a negative substantial global trade performance. Surprisingly, high-income countries experienced positive due to COVID-19, showing greater adaptability and, in some cases, emerging as exporters of medicines COVID-19-related products. In contrast,...

The manufacturing sector has become increasingly important as the engine of growth in external trade landscape Malaysia. Meanwhile, most manufactured products are involved intra-industry (IIT) and past studies have documented that vertical (VIIT) dominates IIT. Thus, using panel autoregression (VAR) model, this study aims to shed light on dynamic relationship between VIIT economic size during 1988–2016 for case Malaysia her top trading partners. empirical results reveal positive...

Information and communication technology is reshaping the world faster than ever. In parallel with growth of content production publishing tools, volume digital has increased drastically. Malaysian authorities have established authorized Content Forum to create a Code for imposing self-regulating standards on networked content. The served as guiding principle creators in managing their better. Industry players were early adopters Code. However, there not been strong awareness amongst public....

The factors influencing irrational property purchase decisions in the Iskandar zone have not been debated explicitly. Hence, this research aims to investigate impacts of behavioural bias on purchasing zone, Malaysia, effects external factors, mediating effect theory planned behaviour (TPB), and moderating ofgender. Quota sampling PLS-SEM were employed analyse 400 valid responses from potential Zone, Johor buyers. empirical results reveal that is significantly related decisions, except for...

The National Higher Education Strategic Plan 2007-2020 and the Malaysia Blueprint (Higher Education) 2015-2025 aim to strengthen research innovation in Malaysian universities, positioning them as world-class institutions. As a result of these national initiatives, six universities have been ranked among top 500 Times (THE) World University Rankings 2024. This paper examines institutional performance top-ranked comparison leading world universities. Ten were identified based on Bibliometric...

This study aims to analyse the impact of export diversification on economic growth in Malaysia both short and long run. Computed data degree specialisation (DSD) from 1987 2017 were utilised. Furthermore, this takes into consideration other determinants such as foreign direct investment human capital examine their impacts Malaysia. The findings indicate that is experiencing its basket. all independent variables found be positive significant relation However, there was no short-run...

In light of the one belt road (OBOR) initiation, this study aims to examine presence income convergence in selected Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and China using spatial econometric methods. The result shows evidence among implies that ASEAN economy would be ameliorated if trade relationship with is further enhanced through implementation OBOR initiative. Thereafter, bilateral as a weighting, estimation affirms will enjoy convergence. Thus, forecasts bring benefits China.

The change of trade structures from the dynamic development production networks globally had caused processing to become more prominent in China. This drives ASEAN5 be aggressive developing vertical intra-industry (VIIT) with study aims identify catalysts that strengthened VIIT relationship between and China for manufacturing sub-sectors. Both decomposition-type threshold method spatial panel econometric modelling are used results show foreign direct investment (FDI) difference gross...

ABSTRACT Malaysia relies heavily on international trade to drive its economic growth. Thus, this study aims identify the determinants of bilateral between and major trading partners, namely, ASEAN-4 (Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore Thailand) China. Both time series panel models are utilised in for period 1980-2013. Empirical results show that countries under similar. The finds development human capital plays a pivotal role enhancing sustaining ties partners. Keywords Bilateral Trade,...

ABSTRACT This paper investigated the short-run output-inflation trade-off in Brazil by adopting Asai (1999) version of BMR (1988) model. The empirical findings revealed that is inversely related to average rate inflation as postulated new Keynesian theory. According theory, policymaker intervention extremely crucial controlling and output growth dealing with trade-off. As such, monetary policy can be used stabilize short run. Keywords Output-inflation Trade-off, New Theory, Classical Theory

In light of the one belt road (OBOR) initiation, this study aims to examine presence income convergence in selected Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and China using spatial econometric methods. The result shows evidence among implies that ASEAN economy would be ameliorated if trade relationship with is further enhanced through implementation OBOR initiative. Thereafter, bilateral as a weighting, estimation affirms will enjoy convergence. Thus, forecasts bring benefits China.