EUROCHAM Malaysia would like to proudly share that our fellow member Crowe Malaysia has served as the reporting accountants/auditors for 7 out of the 30 total IPO listings on Bursa Malaysia in 2021, making Crowe the top accounting company in Malaysia with the highest number of initial public offerings (IPO).

Of the 30 IPOs in 2021, Crowe Malaysia served as the reporting accountants/auditors for the following listings:

1. Mobilia Holdings Berhad (ACE market)

2. Onetech Solutions Holdings Berhad (LEAP market)

3. Ramssol Group Berhad (ACE market)

In case you missed out on our Advocacy Talks webinar yesterday, 9 February 2022 with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) on the topic of Forging Industry Resilience with the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Industry Blueprint 2021-2025.

Here are some of the key takeaways from the Advocacy Talks webinar session:

- The industry-driven Malaysia Healthcare Travel Industry Blueprint 2021-2025 (Blueprint) will guide industry stakeholders in providing the best Malaysia healthcare travel experience by 2025. It aims to enhance the current healthcare travel ecosystem, strengthen the Malaysia healthcare brand and expand the introduction of the country’s healthcare offerings to more targeted markets.

Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the country’s borders would only be reopened after discussion with the Health Ministry, Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry as well as the Immigration Department.

He said the results of the discussion between the three parties would then be refined by the quartet meeting before being brought to the Cabinet or the Special Committee to Address Covid-19 chaired by the prime minister.

However, he said the two ministries and the Immigration Department had been instructed to make preparations for the reopening of the country’s borders.

“The reopening of the country’s borders is a big decision, especially involving countries with bilateral relations that are still closing their borders to Malaysians,” he told a press conference after the Covid-19 Quartet Ministers’ Meeting at Wisma Pertahanan here today.

Hishammuddin was commenting on National Recovery Council chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s suggestion that the country’s borders be fully opened as early as March 1 without the need for mandatory quarantine.

We are pleased to share that EUROCHAM Malaysia is in collaboration as a co-organiser with EuroCham Singapore for the upcoming webinar – EV Infrastructure – Challenges and Opportunities in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam. This webinar is happening on Tuesday, 15 February 2022 at 4 PM.

With this webinar, we feature distinguished industry experts who understand and study EV adoption trends and are willing to share solutions for governments and investors to develop the infrastructure successfully as well as the opportunities EVs can provide while taking into account the various challenges that will first need to be crossed.

Representing EUROCHAM Malaysia during this webinar session will be Mr. Hans de Visser, Managing Director at BMW Group Malaysia. With over 29 years of experience in various functions at the BMW Group, Mr. Hans began his career at the premium automaker in its premium motorcycle division and has served in various Sales and Marketing roles for the BMW Group across several markets globally.

The National Recovery Council (NRC) has agreed for Malaysia’s international borders to be fully reopened from as early as March 1, 2022 without compulsory Covid-19 quarantine, said its chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

However, Covid-19 screening tests would have to be conducted in accordance with Ministry of Health requirements for both departure and arrivals, Muhyiddin said in a statement on Tuesday (Feb 8).

“The reopening of national borders must be implemented strategically and based on concurrent assessment of risks,” he added.

The NRC’s decision followed a meeting on Tuesday, which saw the council reviewing the proposal for national border reopening by Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud.

“Malaysia is among the countries with the highest percentage of completed vaccination [against Covid-19] in the world, with 98% [of its] adult population and over 78% [of its] national population having received complete doses.