Malaysia attracted over US$18 billion in artificial intelligence-related investment between 2022 and 2024. By the end of 2024, some 71% of Malaysian banking institutions had deployed at least one AI application, and the government’s AI Governance Bill is nearly complete. Every signal points to a country that has decided AI is central to its future. […]
Modern war might feel distant from the day-to-day realities of running a business. For many SMEs, geopolitical developments appear to belong more to government policy than business planning. Key Takeaways Modern conflict affects SMEs indirectly—but meaningfully. Even if SMEs are not directly involved in conflict zones, they feel the second-order effects—rising fuel costs, supply chain disruptions, […]
When did your leadership team last see a risk before it reached a report? Not a rumour, not a gut feel, actual early visibility that let you act while others were still assessing. If you have to think about it, the answer is probably not recently enough. And in a high economic volatility market where […]
In today’s economic climate, revenue pressure no longer moves in phases. Corporate caution and retail stress are happening at the same time. When organisations reduce costs or slow hiring, households feel the impact almost immediately. Monthly spending tightens, savings behaviour changes and risk tolerance declines across retail customers. This puts financial institutions in a difficult […]