HIGHLIGHTS January 2019 trade Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$816m in January 19 (vs. trade deficit of US$811m in December 18). GSO had estimated a US$800m trade deficit in January 19. Continued downtrend
HIGHLIGHTS January 2019 consumer price inflation Malaysia recorded a headline inflation of -0.7% yoy for January as the reinstatement of a weekly fuel price float depressed the transport price index. We retain our headline
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA, VIETNAM Vietnam and Cambodia agree to eliminate tariffs, enhance rice trade (15 February 2019) A meeting between Cambodian commerce minister Pan Sorasak and
File Photo Economy, Investment and Trade Malaysia-China trade volume reach a record high of US$108.6 billion (18 February 2019) Total trade between Malaysia and China reached a record high of US$108.6 billion
Originally published in TheEdge Malaysia, 18th – 24th February 2019 edition. The Chinese economy is not about to implode despite the alarming media headlines of late. Things are not that bad … but they
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS, VIETNAM Laos-Vietnam trade cross US$1 billion mark in 2018 (13 February 2019) Trade between Laos and Vietnam reached US$1.28 billion in 2018, according
Photo Credit: Reuters Economy, Investment and Trade Thailand launches Huawei 5G test bed (8 February 2019) Huawei Technologies launched its first Southeast Asian 5G testbed in Thailand despite the United States’ ongoing
Photo Credit: Khaosod English Economy, Investment and Trade Construction of the China-Laos railway to carry on through the Spring Festival (3 February 2019) Construction on the US$6 billion China-Laos railway carried on
Photo credit: Vietnam News TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM, THAILAND Vietnam and Thailand head toward $20 billion in trade by 2020 (26 January 2019) Vietnam and Thailand agreed to work towards reaching
Photo Credit: The Straits Times Economy, Investment and Trade Status of Malaysia’s ECRL project remain unclear despite announcment to cancel (27 January 2019) Malaysian economic affairs minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali announced