29 January, 2019
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic and Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research |
HIGHLIGHTS January Monetary Policy Committee: Prospects of OPR hike dim BNM kept OPR at 3.25% at the first MPC meeting of 2019, as widely expected. Private sector to do the heavy lifting in sustaining
28 January, 2019
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic and Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research |
HIGHLIGHTS December 2018 consumer price inflation Headline inflation was steady at 0.2% yoy in December, while 2018 inflation rose 0.8% yoy, the mildest since 2009. We lower our 2019F inflation forecast from 2.7% to
24 January, 2019
Photo credit: Vietnam Plus TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM, THAILAND Hanoi wants to establish twinning ties with Bangkok (22 January 2019) Hanoi wishes to establish twining ties with Bangkok, said the Hanoi
23 January, 2019
Photo Credit: Reuters Economy, Investment and Trade China pledges more aid and investment to Cambodia (22 January 2019) China’s pledge of US$588 million in aid to Cambodia from 2019 to 2021 were
17 January, 2019
Photo credit: Khmer Times TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA, THAILAND Rail connection with Thailand to take place in March (14 January 2019) Cambodia and Thailand’s railway networks will be connected in March,
16 January, 2019
Photo Credit: Xinhua Economy, Investment and Trade China looks to intensify financial cooperation with ASEAN (12 January 2019) China’s central bank announced its plans to develop the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and
10 January, 2019
Photo credit: Channel NewsAsia TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND Thailand welcomes EU decision to drop ‘yellow card’ warning overfishing practises (9 January 2019) Thailand on 9 January 2019 welcomed the decision by
9 January, 2019
Photo Credit: ABS-CBN News Economy, Investment and Trade Southeast Asians wary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative projects (7 January 2019) 70% of Southeast Asians believe their governments should be cautious when
8 January, 2019
EU trade expert urges SMEs to leverage the ASEAN Solutions for Investments, Services and Trade (ASSIST) mechanism to flag unfair Non-Tariff-Measures (NTMs) (From left) Mr. Paolo R. Vergano, Trade Facilitation Expert in the ARISE
27 December, 2018
Photo credit: The Korea Herald TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT MEKONG Mekong-Korea cooperation spearheads sustainable development (24 December 2018) The Korean government stands ready and willing to share its insights and experience with
