Economy

While Bangladeshi textile workers have returned to work following protests in July, we expect textile exports, and as such total exports and the trade balance, to take a hit from the... 2010-08-30

BMI View: Devastating floods have dealt a further blow to Pakistan's country risk profile. From an economic standpoint, we are concerned that a decline in output and an aggravation... 2010-08-23

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... 2010-08-02

Forecast Table

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... 2010-07-30

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... 2010-07-29

With growth estimated to have come in at 4.1% in FY2009/10, the Pakistani economy is showing increasing signs of ongoing recovery. However, despite this flash estimate we remain cautious... 2010-07-06

Consumer price inflation (CPI) moderated slightly to 13.1% in May, from 13.3% in the month prior. The reading is in line with our view that high levels of inflation in the Pakistan... 2010-07-06

With infrastructure and other investment projects requiring capital goods from overseas and the Sri Lankan textile sector, which makes up 40-45% of total export, expected to face stiff... 2010-07-01

Our real GDP growth estimate for FY2009/10 (July-June) stands at 5.2% as the export-focused manufacturing sector has lost steam in recent months at same time as remittances from overseas... 2010-07-01