26 March, 2018
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic and Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research |
[one_third_last] Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 28 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS January 2018 consumer price inflation Headline inflation eased sharply to 2.7% yoy in Jan (+3.5% yoy in Dec) largely due to
26 March, 2018
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
[one_third_last] Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 20 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS Budget FY2018: Playing the long game A widely anticipated GST hike is likely to occur sometime in 2021-25, which would lift
26 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
[one_third_last] Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 19 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS February 2018 Bank Indonesia meeting Bank Indonesia left the 7-day Reverse Repo Rate unchanged at 4.25% and reiterated that the previous
26 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
[one_third_last] Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 19 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS 4Q17 balance of payments The current account deficit (CAD) widened to US$5.8bn or -2.2% of GDP in 4Q17 as lower primary
26 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
[one_third_last] Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 9 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS December 2017 industrial production Malaysia’s Dec industrial expansion disappointed forecasts, slipping to 2.9% yoy, with the main surprise coming from a
26 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
[one_third_last] Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 7 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS December 2017 trade Malaysia’s trade surplus narrowed to RM7.3bn in Dec as export growth (+4.7% yoy) eased by a larger margin
23 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
[one_third_last] Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 6 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS 4Q17 real GDP growth surprised marginally on the upside (5.2% yoy vs. 5.1% yoy in 3Q17), despite weather disruptions. The outperformance
23 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic |
[one_third_last] Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 1 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS Headline inflation (3.3% yoy in Jan vs. 3.6% yoy in Dec 2017) and core inflation (2.7% yoy vs. 3.0% yoy in
23 March, 2018
[one_third_last] Photo credit: Myanmar Insider Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar to strengthen its strategy of repaying debt through sovereign bond market (21 March 2018) According to Myanmar Ministry of Planning and Finance (MOPF), as
22 March, 2018
[one_third_last] Photo Credit: Urdu Point Economy, Investment and Trade Trade volume between Cambodia and China in 2017 reaches US$1.2 billion (20 March 2018) Trade volume between Cambodia and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative
