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MierScan Articles published in the year 2005

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Tracking Business Cycles
3 January 2005- Wong Chaynee

Global Transmission of US Economic Woes
17 January 2005-Emeritus Professor Dr Mohamed Ariff

Halal Food Industry Deserves More Attention
31 January 2005- Musalmah Johan

Rethinking The Balanced Budget Timeframe
14 February 2005- Dr Azmi Setapa

Making Government Procurement Transparent
28 February 2005- Shankaran Nambiar

The need for a clear long-term Foreign Labour Policy
14 March 2005- Kevin Chew

Banking On Corporate Governance
28 March 2005- Emeritus Professor Dr Mohamed Ariff

Translating GDP Growth into Better Quality of Life
11 April 2005- Azidin Wan Abdul Kadir

Importance of Being Versatile
25 April 2005- Elayne Yee Siew Lin

Towards a Vibrant Entrepreneurship Policy
9 May 2005- Lim Chze Cheen

The yuan-ringgit axis
16 May 2005- Emeritus Professor Dr Mohamed Ariff

Importance of ICT to SMEs
30 May 2005- Musalmah Johan

Eliminating gender inequality through education
13 June 2005- Wong Chaynee

Pulling Arab Funds into Malaysian shores
27 June 2005- Prof Saiful Azhar Rosly

Reining in Inflation
11 July 2005- Kevin Chew

The Ringgit's New-Found Freedom
1 August 2005- Emeritus Professor Dr Mohamed Ariff

Productivity Gains Crucial For Growth
15 August 2005- Azidin Wan Abdul Kadir

Articulating An Agenda For The Decade Ahead
22 August 2005- Shankaran Nambiar

Yuan on a Short Leash
5 September 2005- Emeritus Prof Dr Mohamed Ariff

Raising The Retirement Age
19 September 2005- Elayne Yee Siew Lin

Eradicating Rural and Urban Poverty
3 October 2005- Musalmah Johan

Benefits of EcoTourism for Local Communities
17 October 2005- Wong Chaynee

MierScan Articles published in the Year 2004

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Coming To Terms With High Oil Prices
28 June 2004- Dr Mohamed Ariff

In the Pursuit of KLCI Fair Value
12 July 2004- Lai Mun Chow

Malaysia�s Competitiveness as an investment location: New Challenges Ahead
26 July 2004- Shankaran Nambiar

Malaysia Unlikely To Follow Fed Rate Hike In The Near Term
9 August 2004- Kevin Chew & Roy Lim Way Zhi

Time for Bold Trade Initiatives
23 August 2004- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Building a Resilient Workforce
6 September 2004- Azidin Wan Abdul Kadir

A Purposeful Budget
20 September 2004- Professor Emeritus Mohamed Ariff

The Importance Of Human Capital To Economic Growth
4 October 2004- Elayne Yee Siew Lin

Towards Competitive and Independent SMEs
18 October 2004- Lim Chze Cheen

Economic Fallout From Terrorism
1 November 2004- Professor Emeritus Dr Mohamed Ariff

Interfacing foreign capital with reverse investment
22 November 2004- Dr Azmi Setapa

The Dollar in Distress
6 December 2004- Professor Emeritus Dr Mohamed Ariff

Dollar's decline and ringgit's options
20 December 2004- Professor Emeritus Dr Mohamed Ariff

MIERScope Articles published in the Year 2004

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Looking Forward To a Better Year
10 January 2004- Kevin Chew

Reviewing the Ringgit Peg
24 January 2004- Dr Mohamed Ariff

The Need For Rigorous Project Appraisals
7 February 2004- Dr Mohd Haflah Piei

Bond Financing for Local Authorities
21 February 2004- Dr Azmi Setapa

Of Consumer Sentiment and The Economy
6 March 2004- Elayne Yee

Heading Towards a US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement
20 March 2004- Shankaran Nambiar

Interesting Trends in ICT Services
3 April 2004- Azidin Wan Abdul Kadir

Investing For Post-Retirement
17 April 2004- Lai Mun Chow

Broadening the Reach of Broadband
01 May 2004- Lim Chze Cheen

Better Times Ahead For The Tourism Sector
15 May 2004- Wong Chaynee

Issues and Challenges Facing the Food Industry
29 May 2004- Musalmah Johan

Exchange Rate Management Critical For East Asia
12 June 2004- Dr Mohamed Ariff

MIERScope Articles published in the Year 2003

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Boosting Markets With Competition
11 January 2003- Shankaran Nambiar

Boosting Markets With Competition
25 January 2003- Azidin Wan Kadir

The Construction Sector at Crossroads
06 February 2003- Elayne Yee

Need To Focus On Micro-Level Policy Issues
22 February 2003- Syarisa Yanti AbuBakar

No Venture No Gain
08 March 2003- Lim Chze Cheen

Fixing the Ailing Heavy Industries
22 March 2003- Lai Mun Chow

Incorporating Life-long Learning in K-Economy
5 April 2003- Musalmah Johan

Health Tourism To Drive Earnings
19 April 2003- Wong Chaynee

Managing SARs Economic Fallout
03 May 2003- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Beware of Proliferation of Region/Bilateral Trade Intiatives
17 May 2003- Dr Mohd Haflah Piei

China is promising amidst growing risks
31 May 2003- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Making the Stimulus Package Work
14 June 2003- Dr Azmi Setapa

The Quest For Economic Freedom
28 June 2003- Shankaran Nambiar

Reining The Net Interest Rate Margin
12 July 2003- Kevin Chew

Being Concerned Over Competition
26 July 2003- Shankaran Nambiar

Dismantling Trade Barriers
09 August 2003- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Wrestling with "new" WTO issues in Cancun
23 August 2003- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Saving for Twilight Years
06 September 2003- Elayne Yee

Dealing with Deflation
20 September 2003- Azidin Wan Kadir

Manufacturing Still Holds The Key To Transformation
4 October 2003- Lai Mun Chow

Counting the costs of the Cancun failure
18 October 2003- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Reinventing the Manufacturing Sector
1 November 2003- Lim Chze Cheen

Exposing Agriculture to International Competition
15 November 2003- Musalmah Johan

Putting tourism growth back on the track
29 November 2003- Wong Chaynee

Building World-Class Human Capital in Malaysia
13 December 2003- Lai Mun Chow

MIERScope published in the Year 2002

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Striking A Fairer Deal For Development Countries
05 January 2002- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Commercialising The Rice Industry
19 January 2002- Ahmad Hasir

A Long Haul to A Single Currency in East Asia
02 February 2002- Dr Azmi Setapa

Yen For A Stronger Yen
16 February 2002- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Take AFTA Challenges Seriously Or Lose Out
02 March 2002- Dr Mohd Haflah Piei

Turning Education Into A Major Export Activity
16 March 2002- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Unemployment May Worsen Despite Recovery
30 March 2002- Kevin Chew

Skilled Manpower To Propel The K-Economy
13 April 2002- Shankaran Nambiar

Poverty Eradication Needs a Relook
27 April 2002- Elayne Yee

Towards a Meaningful Society Policy Agenda
11 May 2002- Lee Kim Bian

Meeting The China Challenge
25 May 2002- Dr Mohamed Ariff

The Importance of Being Financially Literate
08 June 2002- Azidin Wan Kadir

Challenges and Opportunities that China Hokis for Malaysia
22 June 2002- Lim Chze Cheen

Dancing With The Dollar
06 July 2002- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Foreign Capital Inflows Vital for Growth Momentum
20 July 2002- Lai Mun Chow

An Uphill Task for Agriculture
03 August 2002- Musalmah Johan

Success of Entrepreneurship tied to Funding and Skills Development
17 August 2002- Syarisa Yanti AbuBakar

Islamic Finances Can Benefit From Globalisation
31 August 2002- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Rebuilding Malaysia's Textile and Apparel Industry
14 September 2002- Wong Chaynee

Budget 2003 Fewer Surprises But Heavier Responsibilities
05 October 2002- Dr Azmi Setapa

Economic Challenges of Aging
19 October 2002- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Managing Greed
02 November 2002- Ahmad Hasir

Why AFTA Must Translate Into Lower Prices
16 November 2002- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Quality of Life Deserves More Attention That It Gets
14 December 2002- Kevin Chew

Bank Merges Have Fared Fairly Well
28 December 2002- Dr Azmi Setapa

MIERScope Articles published in the Year 2001

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Slower Growth will help Country
06 January 2001- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Bonds the better Financing Choice
20 January 2001- Chong Szu Fuei

No Turning Back on Globalisation
3 February 2001- Lim Chze Cheen

Meeting the Challenges of Globalisation in Education
17 February 2001- Musalmah Johan

Interesting Trends in the Malaysian Consumption Pattern
03 March 2001- Azidin Wan Kadir

Glavanising Civil Society's Role in Economic Development
17 March 2001- Syarisa Yanti AbuBakar

Fundamentals still strong despite strains
31 March 2001- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Need for More Gender-Sensitive data in Economic Policy-Making
14 April 2001- Elayne Yee

Ringgit Policy - A Confidence Game
28 April 2001- Kevin Chew

Quality Education System
12 May 2001- Wong Chaynee

Enhancing Technology Knowledge
26 May 2001- Lai Mun Chow

No imminent threat to the ringgit peg
09 June 2001- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Singapore Bilateral FTA and AFTA
23 June 2001- Dr Mohd Haflah Piei

Encouraging the Development of The Tourism Sector
09 July 2001- Lee Kim Bian

Good Governance is Necessary But Not Sufficient
31 July 2001- Dr Azmi Setapa

Using Funds Schemes to Create Visible Impact
04 August 2001- Ahmad Hasir

Advancing to a Knowledge Economy
18 August 2001- Lim Chze Cheen

Institution-Building For Economic Development
01 September 2001- Shankaran Nambiar

Banking on Social Capital
15 September 2001-Azidin Wan Kadir

Seeking World Capital and Promoting Domestic Investment
29 September 2001-Elayne Yee

Woman, Work and Globalisation
13 October 2001- Syarisa Yanti AbuBakar

Budget - Looking to Inner Strength
27 October 2001- Kevin Chew

Concerns About Local Technology Development
10 November 2001- Lai Mun Chow

Adapting to the Demands of K-Economy
24 November 2001- Musalmah Johan

The Going Gets Tougher For East Asian Economies
08 December 2001- Dr Mohamed Ariff

Boosting Economic Development through tourism
22 December 2001- Wong Chaynee

MIERScope Articles published in the Year 2000

A few of the latest articles in pdf format are available below for download
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The Impact of E-Commerce on Business Activities in The New Millennium
08 January 2000 - Yeap Teik Bu

Containing The Influx of Illegal Foreign Workers
22 January 2000 - Tan See Yunn

Banking On Bank Mergers
5 February 2000 - Lilian Tan Hui Kim

Harnessing Economic Freedom for Crowth
19 February 2000 - Lim Chze Cheen

Reconciliation of Interest Rate Determination
4 March 2000 - Dr Azmi Setapa

Coming to Terms with Capital Controls
18 March 2000 - Dr Mohamed Ariff

Current Uptrend Should Not Be Taken for Granted
1 April 2000 - Dr Mohd Haflah Piei

Pushing The Fisheries Sector To The Forefront
15 April 2000 - Lilian Tan Hui Kim

Inflation May Constitute Wrong Signal
29 April 2000 - Dr Azmi Setapa

Ensuring Long Term Sustainable Growth
13 May 2000 - Ahmad Hasir

Collaboration Vital for Proton's Future
27 May 2000 - Paramjit Singh

Vital to Utilise Savings Effectively
10 June 2000 - Azidin Wan Kadir