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Thailand: Car production up 6.39% in Feb

Car production in Thailand rose 6.39% in February from a year earlier to 165,612 units, as a shortage of microchips eased and car exports increased, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday. Car exports climbed 11.42% in February from a year earlier, after January’s 24.28% rise, Surapong Paisitpattanapong, a spokesperson for FTI’s automotive industry division, […]

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Philippines: More economists bet on 25-bps rate hike

MANILA, Philippines — More economists are betting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will dial down on its rate tightening cycle with a smaller 25-basis-point hike amid the slight easing of inflation last month. Aris Dacanay, economist for ASEAN at HSBC, said the central bank’s Monetary Board is likely to hike key policy rates by […]

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