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Economy / North Korea
BMI View: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's exiled elder half-brother Kim Jong Nam has made comments highly critical of the younger Kim and the system over which he presides. This has led to speculation that Kim Jong Nam is either positioning himself as a rival to Kim Jong Un, or seeking to force the issue of reform. Nonetheless, there is little that Kim Jong Nam can do from exile,...
2012-01-24Economy / South Korea
Stability on the Korean Peninsula has been called into question following the death of North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Il. Although his son Kim Jong Un appears to be taking over, the...
2012-01-06Economy / Taiwan
Incumbent president Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang heads into the final election days with a considerable lead over main opposition Democratic People's Party Tsai Ing-wen in the final...
2012-01-06Economy / India
In a recent visit to Russia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that both countries have finalised the terms and conditions for a Russian loan for the construction of the third and fourth units of the Kudankulam nuclear power project. However, no agreement was signed. In our view, this could be due to the recent enactment of India's new nuclear liabilities laws, and more delays...
2012-01-04Economy / India
The latest trade statistics showed India's trade deficit narrowing in November from the record high seen in the previous month. The monthly deficit fell to US$13.6bn from US$19.6bn...
2012-01-04Economy / Pakistan
Pakistan's trade deficit narrowed in November to US$1.1bn from US$1.2bn in the previous month. Export growth edged lower to -0.2% y-o-y (from 9.1%), with earnings coming in at US$1.9bn,...
2012-01-03Economy / Thailand
In what is widely seen as an attempt to counter growing resistance from the political opposition, the Pheu Thai Party (PTP) has decided to soften its stance on demanding for constitutional amendement. Instead, the PTP will allow pressure groups, particularly the 'Red Shirts', to spearhead new efforts to amend the constitution. According to 'Red Shirt' leader Payap Panket, the group...
2012-01-09Economy / Vietnam
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has introduced plans for a comprehensive review of public investment projects in 2012. According to a statement released by the MPI, the...
2012-01-09Economy / Thailand
Thailand's trade exports contracted by 12.5% y-o-y in November, compared to an expansion of 21.5% y-o-y in October. Meanwhile, imports also contracted by 2.4% y-o-y in November. Although...
2012-01-09Economy / Malaysia
Malaysia's headline consumer price inflation (CPI) slowed from 3.4% y-o-y in October to 3.3% in November and we expect inflationary pressures to continue to cool over the coming months. Commodity prices have remained on a downward trend since early 2011. In line with our commodities team's view that commodity prices will see further declines, we expect cost-push inflationary pressures...
2012-01-09Economy / Malaysia
The opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) has proposed new measures aimed at addressing corruption. Some of the key measures include a ban on political parties' involvement in businesses...
2012-01-09Economy / Indonesia
Indonesia's leadership in its push for Myanmar's chairmanship indicates how far it has come since widespread riots in 1998 led to the fall of its authoritarian 'New Order' government...
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