As the impact of COVID-19 unfolds, the structural gaps have been exposed in our economy. The government has responded with various short-term measures, but such initiatives have mainly been government led and focused on short to medium term, particularly liquidity issues, but realistically there’s only so much the government can do.

In the longer term, the Institute of Capital Markets Research Malaysia (ICMR), thinks that capital markets can play a bigger role in addressing these concerns and hopefully build a more resilient economy post COVID-19.ICMR is an independent research institute commissioned by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to promote sustainable development of the Malaysian capital market