JAKARTA: Low inflation sweeping across South-East Asia is here to stay, raising the odds some of the region’s biggest economies may reverse course on interest rates this year. Food prices have been falling across the region, driving down inflation and pushing up real interest rates. Malaysia is already in deflation, while others like Thailand are seeing almost […]
Read MoreSOUTH-EAST Asian states have gained from the Trump administration’s policy in Asia so far, said ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute senior fellows Malcolm Cook and Ian Storey in a March 14 edition of ISEAS Perspective, writing: “So far, Southeast Asian states have benefitted as a venue for the Trump-Kim summits, greater US security actions in the region, and from […]
Read MoreA working group to study new issues related to intellectual property, labour, environment, and e-commerce is being set up by Asean, as the bloc is revving up new free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with non-Asean partners. Commerce permanent secretary Boonyarit Kalayanamit said the 35th meeting of High-Level Task Force on Asean Economic Integration, hosted by Thailand […]
Read MoreCONCLUDING THE Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations and fully implementing the Asean Single Window (ASW) for all 10 Asean members by the end of this year are Thailand’s two top economic priorities as Asean chair, according to a senior official from the Commerce Ministry’s Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN). “To counter the rise of […]
Read MoreTHAILAND is performing better than its Asean peers in the proportion of women in top management, with a third of positions for chief executives and managing directors being held by them, a survey shows. The Asean rate for women at this level is 21 per cent, according the results of the survey, released by Grant […]
Read MoreThe financial sector plays an integral role in the well-being of any economy. In fact, it is often regarded as the lifeblood of the economy, as a smoothly functioning financial system is a necessary prerequisite for economic health and growth. When the financial system is healthy, it allows for efficient allocation of credit to businesses and […]
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