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10 November 2021

ASB Founder and Co-Chair Tan Sri Dr Zeti Aziz Contributes to Discourse in Glasgow Regarding Public Policy Towards Climate Change, with Her Interpretation of the Work of Adam Smith Applied to the World’s Contemporary Challenges

Press Release from the Asia School of Business (ASB)  – 9 November 2021  Kuala Lumpur, MY. Nov 9, 2021: In conjunction with the COP26 UN Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland, the Edinburgh-based Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI), together with the University of Glasgow and Royal London, is honoring the monumental contributions of Glasgow’s most famous economist, Adam Smith, […]

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8 November 2021

Crude Oil Heading North

“Renato Lima-de-Oliveira, an assistant professor of business and society at Asia School of Business and a fellow of the Centre for Market Education, said this year has been a positive year for oil companies after a disastrous 2020. He said it is likely that 2022 would be even better, with the full recovery of production […]

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5 November 2021

Covid-19: A Prelude to What is to Come if We don’t Avert Climate Change

If the extinction of the human race was a rock concert, Covid-19 would be the opening act and the Climate Crisis the star of the show. It really is that simple. Covid-19, while devastating, is just the opening gambit for what is to come: the deterioration of our planet to the point where mankind will cease to exist. Already, the picture that scientists are painting for us of […]

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30 September 2021

Does Everyone Need to be a Leader?

There are usually two types of people when it comes to being given the opportunity to lead. One type welcomes it, while another gives excuses for why they are not fit for the job. In a recent webinar entitled “Leading Self and Others” hosted for the staff at Asia School of Business, Muhammad Sabri Rawi, Senior Lecturer at Asia School […]

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28 September 2021

Conversations on Central Banking: Building Resilience and Policy Frameworks [Webinar Recap]

Asia School of Business, established in 2015 by Bank Negara Malaysia and MIT Sloan School of Management, is a leading school of management focused on challenging conventional thinking and creating change beyond just business. ASB offers an MBA for both regular students and working professionals. The school has also started a Master of Central Banking […]

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27 September 2021

Conversations on Central Banking: Bloated Central Bank Balance Sheets [Webinar Recap]

Asia School of Business, established in 2015 by Bank Negara Malaysia and MIT Sloan School of Management, is a leading school of management focused on challenging conventional thinking and creating change beyond just business. ASB offers an MBA for both regular students and working professionals. The school has also started a Master of Central Banking […]

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20 August 2021

Managing Power Dynamics on Boards

Power dynamics describes how people exert their power either formally or informally, in groups. The former is usually exerted due to a person’s formal position within the hierarchy of the group, while informal power is exerted by persons who have influence over others in the group either due to their skills and experience, the force […]

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18 August 2021

The Update of the MCCG Signals Fresh Focus on Sustainability for Companies

Effective 28 April 2021, the Securities Commission updated the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (“MCCG”). What does this mean for Malaysian companies? For starters, companies with financial year ending 31 December 2021 will have to report according to the updated practices in the Code. What’s changed and why? One of the key policy considerations for […]

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30 July 2021

Why Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters: Interview with Coaching and Counseling Center at ASB

“I wanted to help other people find meaning, and this inspired me to go into coaching.” Mental and emotional health are some of the least discussed topics in our society today, yet they impact a wide range of people. People who struggle with it are often stigmatized and are left without a supportive environment. At […]

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21 June 2021

Prof Melati Nungsari: “What Can I Do That Helps Solve Problems?”

Prof Melati Nungsari, Assistant Professor of Economics at ASB and International Faculty Fellow at MIT, is a microeconomist who focuses on industrial organization and labor economics. She found herself pursuing topics of income distribution, how people get jobs, and skills matching, by asking herself: “What can I do that helps solve problems?” At ASB, she […]

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