KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to moderate slightly to 5.0 per cent in 2018, with growth fundamentals appearing solid on the back of improving global fundamentals and higher oil prices. According to the OCBC Bank 2018 Global Outlook report, the country’s economic growth would like stay supported by further traction seen […]
Read MoreThe country’s headline consumer prices rose again in December, but were below forecasts. The headline consumer price index rose 0.78% in December from a year earlier, after November’s 0.99% rise, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday. A Reuters poll projected an increase of 0.99% in December. The Bank of Thailand expects headline inflation to be […]
Read MoreTHE Singapore economy has picked up speed on the back of an uptick in global trade, but a sustained improvement in productivity growth could still remain elusive. Last year’s trade-driven recovery would have led to a short-run increase in labour productivity, but this rise was probably concentrated only in certain sectors, economists say. Data in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The local manufacturing sector expanded at a steady but slightly slower pace in December due to a slowdown in export orders and continuing input cost pressure, according to latest data of the Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The latest reading of the Nikkei PMI came in at 54.2 in December, […]
Read MoreThailand’s stock market is expected to continue its rosy bull run into 2018, assuming the rally will be buoyed by a domestic economic recovery and strong net profits from listed firms. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index is likely to reach a new record high of 1,800 points in 2018, thanks to the country’s […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s quest to lower electricity rates has become more difficult to achieve with an impending tax imposition on coal, its major source of power, and the regulatory vacuum following the suspension of Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) commissioners. Even before these developments, the Philippines already has among the highest rates not only […]
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