Economy

We are projecting India's real GDP growth to accelerate to 8.0% in FY2011/2012 (April-March), from a projected 7.8% in FY2010/2011. Underpinning our bullish outlook is the fact that... 2010-06-30

Pakistani industry enjoyed a considerable bounce in activity in March, with the country's quantum index of large scale manufacturing registered a 12.7% y-o-y (1.6% m-o-m) increase.... 2010-06-07

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... 2010-06-01

Our real GDP growth forecast 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... 2010-06-01

BMI View: While headline expansion should cool from Q110's 8.6% y-o-y rate, India's domestic demand-driven economy will remain a global outperformer this year and next. On a sector... 2010-06-01

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... 2010-05-06

Bangladesh's high court has banned educational institutions from forcing female employees to wearing headscarves or veils. We view this as a further step by the ruling Awami League... 2010-05-06

BMI View: Pakistan's quantum index of large scale manufacturing registered a 5.8% y-o-y increase in February, suggesting a tentative industrial recovery is underway. However, we remain... 2010-04-30

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended its tightening cycle in April, hiking its benchmark repo rate and reverse repo rate by 25bps to 5.25% and 3.75%, respectively. The RBI also... 2010-04-27

BMI View: Though not without risks, Indian infrastructure investment is likely to be an increasingly important driver of economic expansion over the coming years. In this article, we... 2010-04-13