Photo credit: Mizzima Myanmar TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND, MYANMAR Thai border village calls for faster development to compete with Myanmar’s “new Chinatown” (2 April 2019) Chinese investment in Myanmar’s Kokko border
Photo credit: The Malaysian Reserve Economy, Investment and Trade China’s growing appetite for biodiesel increases demand for Southeast Asian palm oil (1 April 2019) Southeast Asia saw an increase in exports of
ASEAN lacks effective measures and decisive political determination to address Non-Tariff-Barriers (NTBs) thus hurting the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) (From left) Juan Sebastian Cortes-Sanchez, Trade Policy Analyst of Asian Trade
HIGHLIGHTS Macro snapshot Thailand’s trade balance came in healthier at a surplus of US$3.5bn in February as a result of a sharp contraction in imports Better-than-expected election results for pro-junta coalition raises likelihood of
Experts attribute Southeast Asian countries’ ‘hedging behaviour’ to external uncertainties, while cautioning that the lack of cohesiveness among ASEAN member states may cost ASEAN’s centrality in the new trade order (From left) Prof. Dr.
Photo credit: The Irrawaddy TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM, THAILAND Vietnam to collaborate with Thai energy developer on US$7.8 billion LNG project (21 March 2019) The provincial government of Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan
HIGHLIGHTS February 2019 industrial production Industrial output rose by 0.7% yoy in February on gains in biomedical, and slower declines in electronics and precision engineering. Notably, January’s readings were revised from -3.1% yoy to
Photo credit: Reuters Economy, Investment and Trade Indonesia proposes BRI investments worth US$91.1 billion (20 March 2019) Indonesia presented a menu of 28 projects with a combined value of US$91.1 billion to
HIGHLIGHTS March Monetary Policy Committee meeting BOT unanimously voted to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 1.75%. Hawks in MPC folded as BOT downgraded GDP growth and core inflation outlook in 2019, signalling
Photo credit: The Irrawaddy TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT MYANMAR, THAILAND Myanmar and Thailand opens new bridge link on the East-West Economic Corridor (19 March 2019) Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu