South East Asia Vol 1
The South East Asia Monitor Vol 1 service provides subscribers with systematic political risk assessment, economic forecasts and business analysis for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Thailand / Economy
Following the verdict by the Thai Supreme Court regarding the seizure of 60% of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's assets, Thaksin's team has begun preparing a case for a rehearing. Central to the case is the Supreme Court's recognition of the authority of the generals who initiated the coup in 2006. Aside from legal action, Thaksin's supporters are also preparing...
2010-03-04Vietnam / Economy
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the initiation of a the construction of an aluminium refinery plant in the central highland province of Dak Nong on February 28 only weeks...
2010-03-03Myanmar / Economy
Myanmar's Supreme Court on February 26 rejected an appeal from pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi against the 18-month extension of her house arrest...
2010-03-03Country Risk Rating
Thailand
Following the verdict by the Thai Supreme Court regarding the seizure of 60% of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's assets, Thaksin's team has begun preparing a case for...
2010-03-04Vietnam
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the initiation of a the construction of an aluminium refinery plant in the central highland province of Dak Nong on February 28 only weeks...
2010-03-03Myanmar
Myanmar's Supreme Court on February 26 rejected an appeal from pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi against the 18-month extension of her house arrest...
2010-03-03Thailand
Thailand's supreme court will give its verdict on whether authorities can seize former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's frozen assets on February 26. Sekesan Bangsomboon, director...
2010-02-04Thailand
Thailand's economy is facing considerable headwinds compared to the other countries in the region amid an unstable political situation. Although we are seeing some signs of a revival...
2010-01-08Vietnam
Real GDP growth came in at 6.9% y-o-y in Q409, bringing full-year growth in 2009 to 5.3%, according to estimates released by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam in late December....
2010-01-07Cambodia
In the absence of timely data, we continue to hold to our 0.5% real GDP growth estimate for 2009, albeit with risks of downward revision. Our estimate is slightly more upbeat than...
2010-01-07Vietnam
The strong domestic demand-driven recovery in Vietnam has brought real GDP growth to 6.9% y-o-y in Q409. We believe a sharp tightening of fiscal and monetary policy will be needed...
2010-01-04China
BMI View: Phnom Penh-Beijing relations have been cemented by Cambodia's decision to send 20 Uighur asylum seekers from China's Xinjiang province back home. While this is likely to...
2009-12-21Myanmar
We believe the Obama administration's shift in the US's Myanmar policy from sanctions to engagement will enable the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to play off Washington...
2009-10-29China
We see potential for a new flare-up in tensions between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea as the underlying dispute over the Paracel and Spratly Islands remains unresolved....
2009-09-07Myanmar
We do not view the fighting between the army and ethnic Chinese rebels in the north-east as a significant risk to Myanmar's ties with China, its most important political ally. We...
2009-09-04
