A defining year

The year 2021 indeed was full of promises as investors were looking forward to pent-up consumer demand that was expected to drive economic growth in the post-pandemic world. e stars were not aligned Malaysia’s way, as even at the start of the year itself

AS this is the last column for the year 2021, it is an opportune time to reflect on the performance of financial markets and factors that dictated market directions.

The year 2021 indeed was full of promises as investors were looking forward to pent-up consumer demand that was expected to drive economic growth in the post-pandemic world.