Penang Economic Monthly 2005

Month	Title
Jan	Impact of the Tsunami on Penang’s Economy The Ringgit Peg Issue Again Forum: Understanding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Some Basic Concepts
Feb	K-Economy: Does Penang have the needed infrastructure? The Ninth Malaysia Plan 2006-2010: What it has to do Forum: Understanding the Goods and Services Tax (GST): Methods of Preferential Treatment
Mar	Penang GRP 2004 Catchy Phrases: The Language about East Asian Currencies and East Asian Economic Integration Forum: Understanding the Goods and Services Tax (GST): Treatment of Imports and Exports
Apr	Trials of the Penang Food Processing Industry Report card for Malaysia’s economy in 2004: The Bank Negara Report Forum: Comparing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with a Retail Sales Tax (RST): Strengths of the RST
May	Measuring Penang’s Competitiveness Oil Matters : Market Conditions, Policy and Response Forum: Comparing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with a Retail Sales Tax (RST): Strengths of the GST
Jun	Penang GRP for Quarter 1 2005 The Penang Structure Plan (2005-2020): Top Down or Bottom Up? Forum: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the Retail Service Tax (RST): An Assessment in the Malaysian Context
Jul	Business Process Outsourcing The Ringgit Enters the Adept Domain of Managed Floating Interest Rate Pressures: Hype or Cause For Concern? Forum: The Economic Effects of the GST
Aug	Property Development in Penang From Pegged to Managed Float: The Ringgit, Government Objectives and Market Forces Headline Economic Indicators of Asian Currencies
Sep	Oil and the Malaysian Economy: Will Structural Changes Be Needed? Penang Quarterly GRP Report Forum: Impact of the GST on Income Distribution Forum: Response from Penang Town & Country Planning Department (TCPD)
Oct	The Budget: A Question of Social Choice Forum: The GST and Its Impact on Exports and Imports Forum: Further Discussion on the Penang Structure Plan
Nov	Easing Penang’s Transport Woes Competitiveness Benchmarking
Dec	Penang Economic Report 2005