The world went into real uncharted territories in 2020, starting with a pandemic no one had foreseen, and one the world had not experienced in decades. And while the subsequent slump in the equity markets was expected, the wild surge upwards as bulls dominated including in Bursa Malaysia was rather not, especially with the yet-to-dissipate shadows cast by the coronavirus.
Moving forward, the availability of vaccines raises optimism of a better year ahead.
The Edge contacted fund managers and analysts to tap their expertise in picking the stocks for 2021. Below is the list of stocks they highlighted:
IHH Healthcare Bhd
IHH Healthcare Bhd, which has operations in various parts of Asia, has been touted as a proxy for regional recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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PUTRAJAYA: Manual stamping of passports will be replaced with digital printing once a new integrated system kicks off in 2023.
The new system and installation of CCTV cameras at counters are among measures to boost the efficiency of Immigration services and to deter its officers from committing wrongdoing.
Immigration Department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud (
pic) said the National Integrated Immigration System would end old practices, including manual stamping, while document holders would be given an ID recognised by the system.
Stamping would be replaced by digital printing of social visit passes on passports, he explained.
“When a foreign traveller comes to Malaysia after his first visit, he can go through the autogate instead of queuing to check his passport, ” he said.