[one_third_last] 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
[one_third_last] 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
[one_third_last] 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
[one_third_last] 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
[one_third_last] 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
[one_third_last] 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,
[one_third_last] 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
[one_third_last] 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
[one_third_last] 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
[one_third_last] 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