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― Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet

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Datametrics Research and Information Centre Sdn. Bhd. (“DARE”)

Founded in 2021, we are a Malaysian Think Tank committed to researching and championing essential sectors in the Malaysian economy. Doubling as a research and strategy consulting firm, we offer specialized market research, industry intelligence, and strategy consulting solutions. Our mission is to provide insightful guidance for informed business and investment decisions to regulatory authorities, professional advisers, and the public through uniquely crafted services that leverage our deep market knowledge and industry connections.


We offer specialized market research, industry intelligence, and strategy consulting solutions, each uniquely crafted to leverage our deep market knowledge and industry connections


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Research & Publications

Jun 28, 2025
Is Strategy’s strategy sustainable?

In the world of arbitrage, an investor can realise a profit from selling and buying...

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Jun 21, 2025
Rarity does not mean premium pricing

Over the past year and even year-to-date, one of the best-performing asset...

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Jun 14, 2025
Between a rock and a hard place

It'S been a year now. Singapore-listed Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OCBC) had launched...

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Jun 07, 2025
A result season to forget

Since the last reporting season and over the past three months, the FBM KLCI has turned more volatile due to...

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May 31, 2025
Rate cut on the horizon

Global interest rates peaked sometime in the second half of financial year 2024 (2H24), and with key inflation...

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May 24, 2025
After tariffs, back to basics

Post Liberation Day, nations are in a 90-day window to negotiate the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the...

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