Indonesia

With the Vietnam 5-year Credit Default Swap (CDS) having reached the 270bps target we set out in December, we believe a move towards 300bps is a distinct possibility. With the possibility... 2010-02-23

BMI View: Asian governments have good reasons to fear Kosovo's recent secession from Serbia. Virtually every Asian country has a territory or ethnic minority that has sought or is... 2008-03-10

After witnessing largely benign inflation across the region in 2007, accelerating price growth is set to become a key theme in Asia in 2008, and the way countries set about tackling... 2008-01-09

Oil prices declined for a second consecutive day today as profit-taking saw Brent crude fall below US$87/bbl, but despite this short-term retreat ahead of today's Fed meeting, there... 2007-10-31

Although Asia's economies have made great strides in recent years, large parts of individual countries remain underdeveloped, with newly created wealth often failing to spread beyond... 2006-11-08

Centuries old plans to build a canal connecting the Indian Ocean and South China Sea oceans across Thailand's Kra Isthmus look unlikely to be realised for a long time, if ever. While... 2006-07-20

Asia's spectacular economic growth over the past generation has raised per capita incomes substantially, but the increases have been highly uneven across the region, and also within... 2006-06-29

Growth is set to ease to 5.3% in 2006 from 5.6% in 2005 amid high inflation and interest rates. Inflation will average 12.6% in 2006 creating uncertainty for consumers and investors,... 2006-05-19

The presence of thousands of anti-US protestors outside the US embassy in Jakarta prior to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's arrival in the country offered a challenging backdrop... 2006-04-13

The US, UK and continental Europe are Australia’s traditional military allies, as well as its most important trading partners. However, the rise of Asia (led by China) is slowly... 2006-01-16