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Indonesia: Foreign Exchange Reserves Rose 5bn USD in December 2017

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) reports that Indonesia`s foreign exchange rose on a month-on-month basis in December 2017. “As of December, it exceeded US$130 billion,” The BI Governor Agus Martowardojo said in Jakarta on Thursday, January 4. Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of the year rose around US$5 billion as compared with the previous month. The central […]

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Philippines: Economy seen to grow at least 7%

MANILA, Philippines — An economic growth of at least seven percent is possible for the Philippines this year as the new tax reform law takes effect and government’s aggressive infra spending program rolls out, top economists said yesterday. Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of at least seven percent is […]

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BAY looks to secure Vietnam toehold

Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) is exploring opportunities in Vietnam’s consumer finance market in line with its parent Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ’s (BTMU) policy to deepen the group’s reach in Southeast Asia. Thailand’s fifth-largest lender by assets is weighing several options such as setting up its own business, partnering with local players, and mergers and […]

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