Economy
Laos
Laos' consumer price inflation (CPI) is likely to have remained elevated in April, with the Lao New Year festivities pushing up demand for food, in particular, beef and vegetables....
2013-05-02Vietnam
Vietnam's trade surplus expanded in February amid a sharp decline in imports. Exports surpassed imports by US$900mn in February, after a revised US$776mn in January, according to preliminary...
2013-03-04Thailand
Figures published by the Stock Exchange of Thailand showed a significant pick up in foreign capital inflows into the equity market. These hot money inflows have placed significant appreciatory...
2013-03-04Cambodia
BMI View: The Cambodian economy expanded by 7.3% in 2012 according to a statement made by Prime Minister Hun Sen, driven by agriculture, tourism, garment exports, and construction....
2013-02-27Cambodia
At a recent tourism conference, Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon told reporters that he is predicting 4 million foreign visitors in 2013, marking an expected 12% increase on 2012...
2013-02-27Laos
Following a year of food price disinflation in Asia, our global commodities team harbours expectations for food CPI in the region to reaccelerate in the first half of 2013 due to continued...
2013-02-03Laos
Consumer price inflation (CPI) in Laos inched up to 3.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in September, compared to 3.4% in August. While this represents a marginal acceleration, we are still holding...
2012-11-23Cambodia
Cambodia's high dollarisation rate, estimated to be 80%, should gradually fall over the coming years as market-friendly economic policies induce more confidence in the domestic currency....
2012-05-08
