Economy

Cambodia's international reserves ticked up again in December to a four-month high of US$3.45bn, and are now back near the all-time high recorded in August. Our forecast is for reserves... 2012-03-05

Vietnamese investment in Cambodia is booming, particularly in the mining and rubber sectors, and we expect to see greater bilateral trade and investment linkages over the coming years.... 2012-03-05

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... 2012-01-09

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... 2012-01-09

Tourist arrivals into Cambodia nosedived 23.6% y-o-y in November, in a clear sign that the devastating floods seen in Thailand and Cambodia in H112 have had a deleterious impact on... 2012-01-09

BMI View: Cooling money supply growth and softer global commodity prices point to a more benign trend in Cambodia's headline rate of inflation in 2012. We are forecasting average inflation... 2011-12-22

Laos' consumer price inflation (CPI) ticked down for the third consecutive month in August, coming in at 6.3% y-o-y down from 7.1% y-o-y in July and a peak of 9.8% y-o-y in May. We... 2011-10-04

Vietnam's headline consumer price inflation (CPI) accelerated from 22.2% y-o-y in July to 23.0% y-o-y in August, reaffirming our concerns that inflationary pressures may prove to be... 2011-08-29

Rising foreign direct investment, albeit from a very low base, should help the Laotian economy achieve real GDP growth of 6.5% per year over the coming decade. Laos currently ranks... 2011-08-02

Following a jump in consumer price inflation in May to 6.5% y-o-y, the hest level since February 2010, we have upwardly revised our average CPI forecast for 2011 to 5.0% from 3.6% previously,... 2011-07-06