1 April, 2019
Experts attribute Southeast Asian countries’ ‘hedging behaviour’ to external uncertainties, while cautioning that the lack of cohesiveness among ASEAN member states may cost ASEAN’s centrality in the new trade order (From left) Prof. Dr.
28 March, 2019
Photo credit: The Irrawaddy TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM, THAILAND Vietnam to collaborate with Thai energy developer on US$7.8 billion LNG project (21 March 2019) The provincial government of Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan
27 March, 2019
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic and Sofea Azahar, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics |
HIGHLIGHTS February 2019 industrial production Industrial output rose by 0.7% yoy in February on gains in biomedical, and slower declines in electronics and precision engineering. Notably, January’s readings were revised from -3.1% yoy to
27 March, 2019
Photo credit: Reuters Economy, Investment and Trade Indonesia proposes BRI investments worth US$91.1 billion (20 March 2019) Indonesia presented a menu of 28 projects with a combined value of US$91.1 billion to
25 March, 2019
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic and Sofea Azahar, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics |
HIGHLIGHTS March Monetary Policy Committee meeting BOT unanimously voted to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 1.75%. Hawks in MPC folded as BOT downgraded GDP growth and core inflation outlook in 2019, signalling
21 March, 2019
Photo credit: The Irrawaddy TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT MYANMAR, THAILAND Myanmar and Thailand opens new bridge link on the East-West Economic Corridor (19 March 2019) Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu
20 March, 2019
Photo credit: New Mandala Economy, Investment and Trade China-ASEAN trade volume hits record high in 2018 (15 March 2019) Trade between China and ASEAN saw a 14.1% year-on-year increase in 2018 to
18 March, 2019
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
HIGHLIGHTS February 2019 trade The trade balance swung into a surplus of US$330m in February amid a steeper contraction in imports relative to exports. February’s rebound lowered cumulative trade deficit to US$734m in 2M19
15 March, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS January 2019 industrial production IPI growth beat expectations at 3.2% yoy in January, as a jump in electricity output and resilient manufacturing production offset declining mining output. While the downturn in E&E growth
14 March, 2019
Photo credit: Khmer Times TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA, LAOS, VIETNAM CLV Development Triangle Area committee discusses ways to boost economic cooperation (11 March 2019) The 12th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area Joint
