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Young Malaysians and Money Smarts

Shazrul Ariff Suhaimi, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute (KRI)

16-Jan-25 09:30

Young Malaysians and Money Smarts

This week on Ringgit and Sense, producer Jake Lim will be joined by Shazrul Ariff Suhaimi, Research Associate at Khazanah Research Institute to talk about the lack of financial resilience in Malaysians under the age of 30. They’ll be discussing what’s behind the low savings, high debt and low financial literacy that’s plaguing this demographic, as well as what systemic changes can be put in place to create more financially resilient Malaysians.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Jake Lim


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Categories:  young financefinancial wellnesseconomy

Tags:  low savingsringgit and sensefinancial resiliencemalaysian youthmillenialshigh debtsfinancial literacyloanspolicyakpk





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