Photo credit: The Straits Times Economy, Investment and Trade Leaders of Singapore and China exchanged diplomatic letters to mark 15th anniversary of partnership (9 October 2018) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and
HIGHLIGHTS August 2018 trade Trade surplus sank to a 46-month low of RM1.6bn due to weaker non-oil commodity exports and E&E shipments Our 2018 export forecast is lowered to 6.5% to reflect challenging trade
Photo Credit: Financial Tribune TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND Thailand to increase exports to ASEAN nations by 20% (2 October 2018) Thailand’s Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said Thailand’s exports to ASEAN have
Photo credit: Nikkei Asian Review Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar slashes China-backed port project by 80% (28 September 2018) The Myanmar government renegotiated a Chinese-led port project in Rakhine by reducing its initial
HIGHLIGHTS September 2018 CPI inflation Headline and core inflation decelerated in September. The headline inflation of 2.9% yoy was at its weakest pace since August 2016. The pass-through effect of a weaker rupiah and
HIGHLIGHTS Macro snapshot External demand retreat weighs on trade surplus and manufacturing activity. Balance of payments surplus and return of foreign portfolio inflows halt 4- month slide in the baht. Constructive growth outlook, budding
HIGHLIGHTS September 2018 BI meeting Bank Indonesia (BI) lifted its policy rate by 25bp after a similar move by the US Federal Reserve (US Fed) overnight. BI to issue guidelines for domestic non-deliverable forward
HIGHLIGHTS Vietnam: Growth remains robust Vietnam’s economy expanded 7.1% yoy in 1H18 and we forecast GDP growth to be reported at 6.8% yoy for 3Q18. Depreciation pressures on the dong have eased but still
HIGHLIGHTS August 2018 industrial production Singapore’s industrial production index (IPI) expanded 3.3% yoy in August The country recorded weaker readings in the electronics, biomedical, petrochemical and transport engineering clusters. We expect MAS to stand
Photo Credit: National Public Radio TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT MEKONG Thai government mulls cross-border trade zone in the Golden Triangle (24 September 2018) The Thai government is conducting a feasibility study to