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Long-form arguments behind the ASEAN Rising thesis, written for investors, boards and policymakers serious about Southeast Asia.

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Gerak Budaya · Hardback

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Unleashing Malaysia's Economic Potential

A Strategic Guide for Investors & Business Leaders

A comprehensive strategic guide examining Malaysia's economic opportunities, investment landscape and policy environment. Written for investors, business leaders and policymakers seeking to understand and navigate Malaysia's growth trajectory within the broader ASEAN context.

Also available in selected bookstores: Kinokuniya KLCC, Eslite Spectrum Starhill (Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur), and Gerak Budaya.

Inside the book

Where Malaysia sits today

An honest diagnosis of growth, fiscal posture, productivity, FDI and the middle-income trap conversation.

The execution gap

Why policy ambition has consistently outrun delivery, and what that costs investors, boards and citizens.

Capital, infrastructure & talent

How capital flows, the data-centre boom, the energy transition and skills meet on the ground.

Sectors that compound

Where the next decade of returns will come from, and which sectors are structurally over-promised.

Institutions & trust

Rule of law, regulatory predictability, GLC reform and the social licence to grow.

A ten-year agenda

A concrete agenda for investors, corporates, government and citizens, written for execution, not applause.

Who it's for

  • Global investors allocating to Southeast Asia
  • Boards and C-suites with Malaysian exposure
  • Policymakers, regulators and GLC leadership
  • Founders, family offices and sovereign desks
  • Researchers, journalists and serious students of the region
Press & interviews

Television, magazine and newspaper coverage related to the book and the ASEAN Rising thesis lives on the Media & Interviews page.

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The Execution Economics thesis for Southeast Asia's next decade.
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ASEAN Rising

The full thesis: how Southeast Asia's next decade will be decided not by GDP forecasts but by execution across institutions, capital, infrastructure, talent, technology and trust. Built on a decade of regional reporting, boardroom work and on-the-ground research.

Read the short version on the Execution Economics page.

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Speaking & briefings

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Matthew speaks at corporate, government and investor events on Malaysia, ASEAN, capital markets and the Execution Economics thesis behind both books.