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Thailand: ASP: 15% Q2 contraction possible

Thailand’s economy could contract by 15% year-on-year in the second quarter from lockdown measures, with rising contagion risk affecting economic activities on the external front, says Asia Plus Securities (ASP). “Second-quarter GDP is likely contract for both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year figures because of the country’s lockdown measures against the pandemic,” said ASP executive vice-president Therdsak […]

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Philippines: NPL ratio rises to 2.43% in May

MANILA, Philippines — The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of Philippine banks rose for the fifth straight month to hit a five-year high of 2.43 percent in May from 2.31 percent in April, amid the sharp rise in past due as well as restructured loans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Bangko Sentral ng […]

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Cambodia: Garment exports fall, factories hit by virus

Exports in garment sector dropped more than 5 percent to around $3.78 billion in the first half of the year, according to a spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. The Labour Ministry’s spokesman Heng Sour said at a news conference on  Government Measures in Response to the Impact of COVID-19 at the […]

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