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Philippines: Inflation steady at 4.5% in April

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation steadied at 4.5 percent in April despite the continued hike in meat prices as this was offset by lower costs in other food items, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its latest report, the PSA said headline inflation the rate of increase in the consumer price index made up of […]

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Malaysia: March manufacturing sales at 44-month high of RM126.9b

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s manufacturing sales grew 15.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM126.9 billion in March 2021, the highest growth in 44 months, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). On a monthly basis, the sales value increased by 7.2 per cent, according to chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin. “The year-on-year increase of […]

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Thailand: BoT slashes its GDP forecast again

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) slashed Thailand’s economic growth forecast for 2021 on Wednesday for the second time this year to 1-2%, largely depending on the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. The central bank’s previous estimate of growth of gross domestic product (GDP) was 3% but it now includes three scenarios including the base, […]

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Malaysia: Bank Negara maintains OPR at 1.75%

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia’s monetary policy committee maintained the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 1.75%, which was in line with economists’ expectations. Latest indicators point to continued improvements in economic activity in the first quarter and into April, the central bank said in a statement on Thursday after the meeting of the Monetary Policy […]

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