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Thailand: Baht expected to strengthen by year-end

THE BAHT is expected to reverse course in the next few months, and the central bank is likely to raise the key interest rate in September, Tim Leelahaphan, an economist at the Standard Chartered Bank Thailand, has forecast. Closely monitored risk factors to the economy include trade tensions and the impact of the boat tragedy […]

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Trade war fallout on Malaysia

Economists and deputy minister don’t think country will be adversely affected THE WORLD’S second-largest economic juggernaut is now walking a thin tightrope – economically speaking that is. Touted as one of the fastest-growing economies post-millennium, China has been witnessing rising internal and external headwinds in recent times, even as its economic growth in 2017 outperformed […]

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Can Indonesia be a powerhouse in the digital economy?

Can Indonesia follow in the footsteps of China to become a force to reckon with in the digital economy? If it plays its cards right, it appears so. According to a report by UOB analysts, these are some factors that Indonesia has going for it: Strong startup scene: Indonesia’s four domestic-based unicorns Go-Jek, Traveloka, Tokopedia, […]

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