Indonesia: 4Q17 direct investments

22 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic

Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 1 February 2018. HIGHLIGHTS Direct investments (DI) rose 12.3% yoy to US$13.4bn in 4Q17, led by DDI (+14.0% yoy to US$5.0bn) and FDI (+11.4% yoy to

Indonesia: January 2018 Bank Indonesia meeting

22 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic

Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 19 January 2018. HIGHLIGHTS Bank Indonesia kept the 7-day Reverse Repo Rate at 4.25%, as widely expected. The reserves averaging mechanism will be relaxed in 2H18,

Indonesia: Fiscal impact for maintaining subsidised fuel and electricity prices

22 March, 2018
By Lim Yee Ping, Economist, CIMB Research and Economics and Michelle Chia, Economist, CIMB Research and Economic

Originally published by CIMB Research and Economics on 19 March 2018. Fiscal impact for maintaining subsidised fuel and electricity prices Government plans to keep current fuel and electricity prices unchanged until end-2019, and raise

ASEAN is back, and that is good news for Australia

20 March, 2018
By Prof. Anthony Milner | 18 March 2018

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review on 18 March 2018. Over the past week Australia has been building engagement with the neighbours. The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit was the climax, but the program of

The state of Asean-EU relations

19 March, 2018
By Prof. Dr. Jörn Dosch | 19 March 2018

Originally published in The Edge Malaysia, 19 – 25 March 2018 edition. ASEAN-EU relations are of a special quality in international relations as they bring together two of the most advanced regional integration mechanisms

Myanmar Monitor

15 March, 2018

Photo credit: Myanmar Insider Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar Central bank urges the government to improve credit access (9 March 2018) The Central Bank of Myanmar has urged its government to begin drafting a

China-ASEAN Monitor

14 March, 2018

Photo Credit: Reuters TV   Economy, Investment and Trade China, largest trading partner to ASEAN (12 March 2018) During a press conference following the first session of the 2018 National People’s Congress (NPC), Chinese

Myanmar Monitor

8 March, 2018

Photo credit: The Wall Street Journal Economy, Investment and Trade Myanmar rely on LNG imports to drive its power surge (4 March 2018) In order to address concerns among businesses on electricity shortages, Myanmar

China-ASEAN Monitor

7 March, 2018

Photo Credit: Financial Tribune   Economy, Investment and Trade China eyes for RCEP conclusion as negotiation makes progress (5 March 2018) Ministers from 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiating countries met in Singapore