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he Philippines expects to raise US$1.5bn in sovereign debt and a further US$1.1bn from official development loans in 2009 in order to fund its budget deficit and boost its foreign... 2008-09-09

Jumhur Hidayat, the head of the agency in charge of Indonesians working abroad, was quoted on September 8 as saying that the authorities expect remittances from overseas workers to... 2008-09-08

Latest data has revealed that while manufacturing sales rose 14.8% y-o-y (1.7% m-o-m) in May, driven by higher demand for petroleum products and iron and steel products, employment... 2008-08-04

Singapore's jobless rate rose to a one-year high of 2.3% in Q208, up from 2.0% in the preceding three months, as firms slowed hiring amid choppy financial markets and a weakening... 2008-08-04

The Philippine central bank is to receive a US$500mn short-term loan from the Basel-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which it will use to boost its foreign exchange... 2008-08-01

Having recently revised up its average oil forecast for its 2008 budget for a second time - from US$90/bbl to US$95/bbl - the Indonesian government is now considering raising its... 2008-08-01

Malaysia's current account surplus rose 21.4% y-o-y in Q108 to MYR23.8bn (US$7.3bn) on the back of a larger surplus in goods trade. However, compared with the fourth quarter of 2007,... 2008-07-08

Indonesia's security forces have foiled a plot by Islamist militants to attack Western targets. Police on July 3 announced the arrest of 10 suspected militants, and the seizure of... 2008-07-07

The Philippines' trade deficit is set to expand by a third to about US$11bn - the highest in at least 9 years - due to higher fuel and rice imports and weaker exports, according to... 2008-07-07

Malaysian exports continue to find substantial support from soaring commodity prices, leaping from 5.5% y-o-y growth in March to 20.9% in April, marking the fastest expansion in three-and-a-half... 2008-06-11