Azmi & Associates has released a number of articles over the month of April and May. Click on the links below to read the article(s).

The National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024-2028 (“NACS”) was launched by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, on 7 May 2024. The headlines that grabbed the most attention in media coverage of the launch was a statement by Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji Azam bin Baki, the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (“MACC”) that the country had lost a staggering RM277 billion due to corruption for the five-year period from 2018 to 2023.

This article provides a summary of the key points of the NACS.

Rising geopolitical tensions are testing the resilience of global organizations and challenging existing growth strategies. Wars in Europe and the Middle East and escalating US–China competition have the attention of the executive suite and the boardroom. Global business leaders are asking, “What is the future of the global corporation? Do we need to fundamentally shift strategies and structure?”

These questions are being asked amid a measurable decline in global cooperation on peace and security and slowing cooperation in other areas, as reflected in a new global cooperation barometer released by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey in January.