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Bangladesh / Economy
Total international reserves hit an all-time high in June, coming in at US$10.7bn, up an impressive US$600mn from May, and rising 43.9% y-o-y. The rise came despite a fall in remittances in June as goods exports hit a record US$1.7bn.
2010-08-02Sri Lanka / Economy
We believe the suspension of preferential trade tariffs by the European Union, enacted on July 5, underlines the growing risks to Sri Lanka's balance of payments position. With domestic...
2010-07-30Country Risk Rating
Pakistan
On July 28, the federal government pushed for each province to begin the process of expenditure management and resource mobilisation. Some austerity measures put forth by the prime...
2010-07-29India
An intelligence report from the Punjab Police indicated that terrorists from the Punjab region may be targeting the Commonwealth Games to be held in October this year. The report indicated...
2010-07-29Pakistan
We believe President Asif Ali Zardari will move forward on plans for China to help Pakistan construct two additional nuclear reactors. Beijing and Islamabad have discussed a deal in...
2010-07-06Sri Lanka
The foreign ministry on June 23 criticised United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his decision to appoint a panel to advise him on whether war crimes were committed during...
2010-07-01Bangladesh
Total international reserves hit an all-time high in June, coming in at US$10.7bn, up an impressive US$600mn from May, and rising 43.9% y-o-y. The rise came despite a fall in remittances...
2010-08-02Sri Lanka
We believe the suspension of preferential trade tariffs by the European Union, enacted on July 5, underlines the growing risks to Sri Lanka's balance of payments position. With domestic...
2010-07-30India
India's domestic demand will fuel stronger import growth over the next two years, while we believe that export growth will be more muted over the time period amid a slowdown in the...
2010-07-29Afghanistan
BMI View: Revelations about the Afghan war from WikiLeaks reaffirm a bleak picture, but do not change the reality of the situation. Arguably the most damning details concern Pakistani...
2010-07-27Pakistan
BMI View: Pakistan is at risk of experiencing years of instability and militant activity, but an outright collapse of the state is unlikely unless the core province of Punjab becomes...
2010-07-15Pakistan
The June 9 attack on a NATO convoy at a depot just outside Islamabad illustrates how Pakistan's militant insurgency is increasingly reaching beyond the tribal regions and across the...
2010-06-11Nepal
BMI View: The inability of the Maoists and other political parties to thrash out a viable power sharing agreement will continue to stunt political stability and economic growth in...
2010-04-23
