1 March, 2019
By Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic and Sofea Azahar, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics
HIGHLIGHTS January 2019 industrial production Singapore‟s IPI fell 3.1% yoy in Jan, the first decline in 13 months, due to setbacks in the electronics and precision engineering clusters. Potential de-escalation in US-China trade tensions
28 February, 2019
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS, VIETNAM Laos and Vietnam sign nine agreements to enhance bilateral ties (27 February 2019) Laos and Vietnam inked nine agreements to enhance bilateral
28 February, 2019
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic
HIGHLIGHTS February 2019 Bank Indonesia meeting Bank Indonesia (BI) kept its 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (7DRRR) steady at 6.00%, as widely expected. Reducing the current account deficit (CAD) to 2.5% of GDP is a
27 February, 2019
File Photo Economy, Investment and Trade Laos urges China to increase import quota for Laotian rice to 50,000 tonnes (21 February 2019) Lao industry and commerce minister Khemmani Pholsena asked China to
26 February, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS January 2019 trade Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$816m in January 19 (vs. trade deficit of US$811m in December 18). GSO had estimated a US$800m trade deficit in January 19. Continued downtrend
25 February, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS January 2019 consumer price inflation Malaysia recorded a headline inflation of -0.7% yoy for January as the reinstatement of a weekly fuel price float depressed the transport price index. We retain our headline
21 February, 2019
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA, VIETNAM Vietnam and Cambodia agree to eliminate tariffs, enhance rice trade (15 February 2019) A meeting between Cambodian commerce minister Pan Sorasak and
20 February, 2019
File Photo Economy, Investment and Trade Malaysia-China trade volume reach a record high of US$108.6 billion (18 February 2019) Total trade between Malaysia and China reached a record high of US$108.6 billion
14 February, 2019
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS, VIETNAM Laos-Vietnam trade cross US$1 billion mark in 2018 (13 February 2019) Trade between Laos and Vietnam reached US$1.28 billion in 2018, according
