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.
22 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 Direct investments (DI) rose 12.3% yoy to US$13.4bn in 4Q17, led by DDI (+14.0% yoy to US$5.0bn) and FDI (+11.4% yoy to
22 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 January 2018. HIGHLIGHTS Bank Indonesia kept the 7-day Reverse Repo Rate at 4.25%, as widely expected. The reserves averaging mechanism will be relaxed in 2H18,
22 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 March 2018. Fiscal impact for maintaining subsidised fuel and electricity prices Government plans to keep current fuel and electricity prices unchanged until end-2019, and raise
20 March, 2018
CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI) and ASEAN Business Council (ABC) were the supporting partners for the Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit, held at the JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur on 6th and 7th February 2018. Tan
15 March, 2018
Photo credit: Myanmar Insider Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar Central bank urges the government to improve credit access (9 March 2018) The Central Bank of Myanmar has urged its government to begin drafting a
14 March, 2018
Photo Credit: Reuters TV Economy, Investment and Trade China, largest trading partner to ASEAN (12 March 2018) During a press conference following the first session of the 2018 National People’s Congress (NPC), Chinese
8 March, 2018
Photo credit: The Wall Street Journal Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar rely on LNG imports to drive its power surge (4 March 2018) In order to address concerns among businesses on electricity shortages, Myanmar
7 March, 2018
Photo Credit: Financial Tribune Economy, Investment and Trade China eyes for RCEP conclusion as negotiation makes progress (5 March 2018) Ministers from 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiating countries met in Singapore
1 March, 2018
Photo credit: The Myanmar Times Economy, Investment and Trade Gold traders caution government to weigh all aspects before deciding on tax rates (22 February 2018) Following the liberalisation of gold trade to allow free
28 February, 2018
Photo Credit: Thailand Business News Economy, Investment and Trade Thailand to integrate the EEC with China’s one belt one road initiative (26 February 2018) In 2017, Thailand aimed to connect its Eastern Economic
