a) Compare the performance of Malaysian stock market and The United States (US) stock market before and after the COVID -19 pandemic. Provide data and statistics to support your answers (before pandemic - 2019, 2018, 2017; after pandemic - 2020, 2021, 2022).

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b) Firm A is planning to raise RM10 million to expand its business. Currently, the company has debt ratio of 0.65 as compared to the industry average debt ratio of 0.30. In addition, as the consequences of COVID - 19 pandemic, the Malaysian economy growth is slowing down to 4.5% and the inflation rate increased to 4%. As a financial advisor to the company, recommend the most appropriate financing method that the company can use to raise the new required funds.

c)

The Singapore dollar hit an all-time high against the Malaysian currency on Monday (April 25, 2022) due to adjustments made by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), coupled with a weakening ringgit, according to economists. The Singapore dollar-to-ringgit exchange rate rose to a record high of 3.1665 in the morning. It was later traded at 3.1651, before closing at 3.1696. The previous high of 3.1650 was registered on March 31, 2017, according to Bloomberg data. The Singapore currency has risen 2.72% against the ringgit from 3.0857 as at Dec 31, 2021.

Give your view, how this scenario happens?

Thats all information I have...please solve it..thanks