The World in 2050 And Malaysia's Place at the Top Table

HSBC Senior Global Economist Karen Ward discusses her report, 'The World in 2050', where among other things, she forecasts Malaysia as being among the world's wealthiest nations;
Discusses demographics as featuring quite prominently in scenario planning;
The potential hindrance of energy availability;
The work of Harvard’s Robert Barro, and how Ward uses his theories in her report;
The relevance of economic governance, human capital and the starting level of income per capita in relation to Malaysia in her assumptions for Malaysia to be a key winner;
Other challenges such as the rule of law;
Regime change and execution risk;
Brain drain, affirmative action, language obstacles;
And whether population growth and adequate training as the single biggest determinants are sufficient;
She also talks about risks such as protectionism and price inflation.