07 March, 2016
As appeared in Bloomberg
Senior Fellow of the CIMB ASEAN Research Institute Pauline Loong spoke on Bloomberg about the big gap in China’s policy blueprint for the next five years. She pointed out that notably missing from the outline of China’s Five Year Plan is any mention of strategies to deal with possible large-scale capital outflows once the currency barrier is dismantled, as envisioned in the push for renminbi globalization.
26 March, 2018
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic and Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research |
Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 28 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS January 2018 consumer price inflation Headline inflation eased sharply to 2.7% yoy in Jan (+3.5% yoy in Dec) largely due to lower
26 March, 2018
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 20 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS Budget FY2018: Playing the long game A widely anticipated GST hike is likely to occur sometime in 2021-25, which would lift the
26 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 19 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS February 2018 Bank Indonesia meeting Bank Indonesia left the 7-day Reverse Repo Rate unchanged at 4.25% and reiterated that the previous rate
26 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 19 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS 4Q17 balance of payments The current account deficit (CAD) widened to US$5.8bn or -2.2% of GDP in 4Q17 as lower primary income
26 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 9 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS December 2017 industrial production Malaysia’s Dec industrial expansion disappointed forecasts, slipping to 2.9% yoy, with the main surprise coming from a large
26 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 7 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS December 2017 trade Malaysia’s trade surplus narrowed to RM7.3bn in Dec as export growth (+4.7% yoy) eased by a larger margin than
23 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 6 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS 4Q17 real GDP growth surprised marginally on the upside (5.2% yoy vs. 5.1% yoy in 3Q17), despite weather disruptions. The outperformance was
23 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 1 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS Headline inflation (3.3% yoy in Jan vs. 3.6% yoy in Dec 2017) and core inflation (2.7% yoy vs. 3.0% yoy in Dec
23 March, 2018
Photo credit: Myanmar Insider Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar to strengthen its strategy of repaying debt through sovereign bond market (21 March 2018) According to Myanmar Ministry of Planning and Finance (MOPF), as of
22 March, 2018
Photo Credit: Urdu Point Economy, Investment and Trade Trade volume between Cambodia and China in 2017 reaches US$1.2 billion (20 March 2018) Trade volume between Cambodia and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
