Tag: Malaysia
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Coconuts Falling from the Sky: Believing in Hydropower RECs with Zero Emissions
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) trading is due to commence on the Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX) on 25 June this year. While Bursa Malaysia claims that the hydrocarbon RECs being traded have zero carbon emissions “on paper”, the reality is somewhat different. Businesses in Malaysia can use RECs to offset their “Scope 2” emissions: indirect greenhouse…
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Malaysia’s Voluntary Carbon Market
The first auction on the Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), Malaysia’s new voluntary carbon market, took place on March 16 with around RM7.7 million in carbon credits sold. Although the auction was described in the official press release as evidence of “strong interest and [a] healthy price signal by the domestic corporate sector”, it must be…
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In EU-Malaysia Trade Relations, Urgent Need to Address Carbon Pricing
On 23 December deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof complained about the European Union’s (EU) new regulations banning the import of commodities linked to deforestation. He called the restrictions “unfair”, based on “unsound reasoning” and said they were “offensive to Malaysia”. Fadillah’s comments are only the latest salvo by a Malaysian minister against the EU, with…
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How to Invest in the S&P 500 from Malaysia?
The S&P 500 is the go-to stock market index for many analysts and investors: it captures the performance of the 500 leading U.S.-based corporations, and during the past 10 years, has returned an average of 14% per year (including dividends). Although year-to-date, as of June 2022, it’s down around 14%. In the U.S. there are…
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Dutch Pillarisation, Malaysian Rojak
Pillarisation (or verzuiling in Dutch) is the state of a society that is divided into groups that self-segregate. Until the 1960s and 1970s, the Netherlands was a country whose population was divided along sectarian lines. There was a Catholic pillar, a Protestant pillar, a Socialist pillar and a Liberal pillar. These groups had their own…
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Index Investing at Bursa Malaysia
Index investing is very popular, especially in Europe and North America but perhaps less so in Asia. The idea behind index investing is simple: because an average investor cannot beat the market consistently over long periods of time, you are best off putting your money in a well-diversified investment fund and spend your time instead…
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The Regional Economies of ASEAN
The 10-members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are vastly different in terms of their size, level of economic development, religion, language and cultures. Within the larger member states, such as Indonesia, the Philippines or Vietnam, there are also great differences between regions. This post is a very brief analysis of the regional…