Economy

In line with our view for an uptick in real GDP growth this fiscal year (FY2012/13 [July-June]), manufacturing activity continues to go from strength to strength in the country. Recently-released... 2013-05-31

The Indian rupee has had a difficult time of late following a major break to the downside in its pennant formation early in May, which signals to us a likely retest of its all-time... 2013-05-31

In line with our view that Sri Lanka should registered renewed headline weakness through H113 following the bounce in Q412, and further confirming our scepticism regarding the near... 2013-05-30

In line with our view, the preliminary national accounts for FY2012/13 (July-June) published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics showed the country's annual real GDP growth slowing... 2013-05-29

The monthly growth rate of India eight core industries staged a respectable rebound in March following a 2.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) contraction in February. Indeed, growth shot up by... 2013-05-03

In line with our expectations, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) kept its policy rates unchanged in its April monetary policy meeting, despite headline consumer price inflation (CPI)... 2013-05-02

Consumer price inflation (CPI) figures since March have shown a pronounced softening, broadly in line with our view for disinflation this year. The recently-released figures showed... 2013-05-02

Headline consumer price inflation (CPI) came in at 7.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in March, down slightly from the 7.9% rate registered in February. The past eight months have seen the headline... 2013-05-02

Manufacturing activity continues to improve in Pakistan, which is very much in line with our view for an improvement in real GDP growth this fiscal year (FY2012/13 [July-June]). The... 2013-04-05

Headline consumer price inflation (CPI) plunged in March, in line with our broad view for disinflation this year and our expectation that inflation would start to head further south... 2013-04-05