Economy
Vietnam
BMI View: We continue to see opportunities for foreign investors in the Vietnamese banking sector in spite of the recent macroeconomic turbulence. We find it likely that some of the...
2008-07-08Cambodia
Cambodia's government has decided to double the reserve requirement for private banks in a bid to reduce cash flow in the economy and tame inflation, as domestic prices continue to...
2008-06-11Laos
BMI View: The prospects continue to look good for Laos as rising oil prices raise demand for its hydropower and agricultural resources. Inflation has picked slightly to 7.7% y-o-y...
2008-06-10Cambodia
We are forecasting economic growth to continue to decelerate in 2008, to 8.8% from an estimated 9.2% expansion in 2007, as heightened regional competition puts pressure on the country's...
2008-06-10Vietnam
BMI View: We have revised down our 2008 real GDP growth forecast from 7.0% to 5.5% on account of the likely effects of the government's tightening of fiscal and monetary policy in...
2008-06-04Laos
BMI View: GDP growth should remain high in the coming years as Laos profits from a strong demand for its energy and natural resources. Moreover, signs of an increasing willingness...
2008-05-29Vietnam
BMI View: We now see increasing risks to our 2008 real GDP growth forecast of 7.0% as the government is grappling to bring inflation and the bulging trade deficit under control....
2008-05-29Thailand
BMI View: We maintain our broadly sanguine outlook on the Thai economy in view of the return to democratic rule, pro-market policies and a fairly buoyant momentum in domestic demand....
2008-05-27
