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Weak Q1 data, Thai election, rupiah under pressure

The recent economic data from across Emerging Asia have continued to disappoint. Our Emerging Asia GDP Tracker suggest the regional is now growing at its weakest pace in three years. Meanwhile, Thailand looks set for a period of prolonged political uncertainty after anti-junta parties claimed to have won enough support in last weekend’s general election to form a majority in the lower house of parliament.

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