South East Asia Vol 2
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Philippines / Economy
Economic activity unexpectedly accelerated in Q407 from the previous quarter, as higher levels of government spending and lower interest rates boosted domestic demand. Fourth quarter GDP growth surprised on the upside at 7.4% y-o-y, increasing from the previous quarter's 6.6% expansion, taking the full-year figure for 2007 to 7.3% - a 31-year high. This robust growth momentum...
2008-04-11Indonesia / Economy
A parliamentary commission has approved the appointment of Chief Economic Minister Boediono as the new governor of the central bank, ending fears that a monetary policy void would...
2008-04-11Indonesia / Economy
Indonesia's economy expanded by 6.32% in 2007, marginally higher than our own 6.20% GDP growth forecast and it has, in our view, reached its medium-term peak. The country managed...
2008-04-11Business & Industry
Indonesia
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has established a new anti-graft team in a bid to end Indonesia's reputation for being one of the world's most corrupt countries. The Coordinating...
2005-05-16Malaysia
Al Jazeera has chosen to make Kuala Lumpur its Asian base for a new English language channel, citing the attractive economic factors in the capital. BMI View: The creation of the...
2004-12-08Malaysia
After seven years of reforms, mergers and cost cutting, Malaysia banks have made a good job of putting their financial houses in order following the Asian financial crisis at the...
2004-07-09Singapore
Singapore's corporate sector is particularly vulnerable to external economic shocks. This vulnerability will lessen in coming years, but it will not disappear.
2004-07-09Indonesia
A parliamentary commission has approved the appointment of Chief Economic Minister Boediono as the new governor of the central bank, ending fears that a monetary policy void would...
2008-04-11Malaysia
Malaysian exports grew 14.5% y-o-y in February - their quickest pace since November 2006 - as sales of crude oil and palm oil buoyed the sector. Exports of crude oil were up 55.4%...
2008-04-10Philippines
The Philippines will scrap its 300,000 tonne ceiling on rice imports, and replace its 50% import tariff on rice with a minimal PHP2/kg service fee, in an attempt to encourage the...
2008-04-10Singapore
Chee Soon Juan, leader of the Singapore Democratic Party, was arrested with 11 others after protesting in front of parliament. An assembly of five or more people requires a permit...
2008-04-07Philippines
Economic activity unexpectedly accelerated in Q407 from the previous quarter, as higher levels of government spending and lower interest rates boosted domestic demand. Fourth quarter...
2008-04-11Indonesia
Indonesia's economy expanded by 6.32% in 2007, marginally higher than our own 6.20% GDP growth forecast and it has, in our view, reached its medium-term peak. The country managed...
2008-04-11Malaysia
Malaysia's economy expanded at its fastest pace in three-and-a-half years in Q407, growing 7.3% y-o-y after recording 6.6% growth in Q307, as domestic demand continued to compensate...
2008-04-11Singapore
BMI View: With the Sing dollar surging past SGD1.3600/US$ today after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) re-centred the currency's policy band, we have revised up our end-08...
2008-04-10Malaysia
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's grip on power continues to slip, with pressure mounting not only from opposition parties but also from within his own United Malays National...
2008-04-01Philippines
BMI View: The new year's day attack by communist rebels against Xstrata's Tampakan mine demonstrates the risks faced by foreign mining companies operating in the Philippines. The...
2008-01-03The Philippines is one of the ASEAN countries China intends to strengthen relations with in order to secure access to natural resources and new markets, as well as to extend its political...
2007-08-06China
Myanmar's regime has announced that the so-called National Convention, which has been drafting a new constitution for the past 14 years, will enter into its final session on July...
2007-07-04
