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Wing Thye Woo is Research Professor at Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur where he is also the Vice-President for Asia at UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), and Distinguished Professor Emeritus University of California Davis. He has academic appointments at Fudan University in Shanghai, Penang Institute in George Town, and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. He is an expert on the East Asian economies, particularly, China, Indonesia and Malaysia. His current research focuses on designing efficient, equitable pathways to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals with projects on Green Finance, Middle Income Trap, Decarbonisation and Global Economic Architecture for the Multi-Polar World.

Affiliations

  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California Davis
  • National Distinguished Expert by the Thousand Talents Program (Qian Ren Jihua) of China, 2016- present
  • Convener of the Asian Economic Panel (AEP), and Editor-in Chief of the AEP journal, Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press, 2011- present
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Sunway University, 2014- present
  • Adjunct (Te Bing) Professor, School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2012- present
  • Adjunct Research Fellow, Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2016- present
  • Distinguished Fellow, Penang Institute, George Town, Malaysia, 2014- present

Current Projects

Green Finance, Middle Income Trap, Decarbonisation and Global Economic Architecture for the Multi-Polar World.

Selected Publications

Selected Talks and Presentations

  • 14 Nov 2018: “One Belt One Road: Spheres of Influence or Spheres of Connectivity” invited keynote lecture, 44th Convention of the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA), Strategic Alliance with Innovation & Human Capital, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia
  • 12 Nov 2018: “Common Key Lessons from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis” conference on A Decade after the Global Financial Crisis, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
  • 1 Oct 2018: “Defusing the US-China Trade War” at East Asia Studies Distinguished Forum US-China Trade War: Global Prosperity and Cooperation Under Threat, DeCarli Room, Memorial Student Union, University of California, Davis
  • 16 Sept 2018: “A New Economy for a New Malaysia” Malaysiaku Celebrations 2018 Forum, Key Economic and Political Reforms for Malaysia Baharu
  • 8 Aug 2018: “External Trade and Investment in China’s Economic Development and Global Role” Shanghai Academy Forum, Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-Up, Shanghai University
  • 23 June 2018: “Defusing the US-China Trade War,” invited keynote lecture, 30th Anniversary of Chinese Economic Association UK-Europe, conference, China’s Path to a New Era, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • 27 April 2018: “Malaysia’s Economy 60 Years After Merdeka” Yong Peng, Malaysia
  • 27 April 2018: “Raising Income in Malaysia Faster and Fairer” Kluang, Malaysia
  • 26 April 2018: “Stabilizing the Tumultuous New International Normal: The Options” Joint Malaysia Institute of Malaysia – China Institute for International Strategic Studies conference Belt and Road Initiative and Promoting Regional Security, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  • 24 April 2018: “Can Malaysia beat Singapore in Economic Governance” Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 29 March 2018: “Chinese Corporate Debt and Credit Misallocation” Asian Economic Panel conference, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Seoul, South Korea
  • 17 Feb 2018: “Geopolitical Ramifications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative” Aspen Institute, Colorado
  • 26 Jan 2018: “Regulatory Issues on Crypto-Currencies” Shadow Finance Committee seminar, Digital Currencies, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand

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As domestic and external demand recover, the Malaysian economy is projected to grow by 5.8% in 2022. However, this projected growth may be dampened by the rise of new COVID-19 variants, supply disruptions, and limited fiscal space. Rising vulnerabilities both at household and firm levels pose concerns to the country’s recovery path. Uncertainties abound for the Malaysian economy in 2022.

As domestic and external demand recover, the Malaysian economy is projected to grow by 5.8% in 2022. However, this projected growth may be dampened by the rise of new COVID-19 variants, supply disruptions, and limited fiscal space. Rising vulnerabilities both at household and firm levels pose concerns to the country's recovery path. Uncertainties abound for the Malaysian economy in 2022. ASLI of Sunway University brings to you a two-part panel discussion for us to understand how to navigate the Malaysian economy in these trying times

Will the first ever Malaysian "Memorandum of Understanding for Transformation and Political Stability" work to transform and professionalise its Parliament?

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