Asia Economic Outlook Set for above-trend growth GDP growth across Emerging Asia has slowed, but is likely to pick up again soon. Domestic demand, trade between the emerging markets, as well as policy flexibility, will cushion the downside... 22nd February 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Malaysia set for good growth Malaysia posted its fastest annual GDP growth for a decade last year, and we expect the economy to expand at a healthy pace in 2011. Tough conditions in the West are likely to weigh on exports and... 21st February 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Bank Negara will probably tighten soon Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) left the overnight rate unchanged today at 2.75%, as expected. Nevertheless, few will now have any doubts about the durability of the economic upswing while even the BNM... 27th January 2011 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Asia's slowdown to bottom soon (Q4 10) The post-recession rebound in most of Latin America is showing signs of slowing but growth is likely to remain fairly strong over the coming quarters. We still expect the region to expand by around 4... 1st December 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Growth in Malaysia is returning to what is normal Q3 GDP data in Malaysia, released today, were weaker than expected, as was the case with the figures from Thailand. Nevertheless, the big picture is the same in both countries. The expansion is... 22nd November 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Policy tightening in Malaysia has paused, not finished Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) left policy interest rates unchanged today at 2.75%, as expected. The slowdown in GDP growth probably has further to go but we still anticipate that the upswing will regain... 12th November 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Malaysia to resume policy tightening next year Malaysia’s central bank (BNM) meets to set policy interest rates on Friday and will likely leave the overnight rate unchanged at 2.75%. The economic upswing is losing some momentum and inflation will... 8th November 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Malaysia targets reform ahead of fiscal consolidation The budget plans for 2011 announced in Malaysia late last week aim to ensure that the economic upswing continues and showed once again that the top priority was the implementation of new measures to... 18th October 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Asia is re-balancing and will continue to lead (Q3 10) The global upswing is now regaining some traction and the threat of renewed financial crisis has diminished. However, the world recovery will stay weak and vulnerable to other risks such as deflation... 23rd September 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Malaysian ringgit internationalisation is far away Over the weekend, Prime Minister Najib Razak stated that Malaysia was looking at allowing offshore trading of the ringgit. But Malaysia would need to make the currency fully convertible on the capital... 13th September 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Malaysia's policy tightening pause unlikely to last long Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) left the reference rate unchanged today at 2.75%, as expected. Our view is that the local economic upswing will comfortably survive the tough global conditions which are in... 2nd September 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Malaysia on course for a soft-landing Data released today showed that Malaysia’s economy expanded at a slower pace in Q2 than in Q1. The upswing will continue to lose momentum in coming quarters but the risk that the expansion stalls is... 18th August 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Malaysia staying with above-trend growth Malaysia’s Q2 GDP figures are released on Wednesday and are likely to show that the economy continued to expand at a rapid pace in y/y terms, albeit not as fast as in Q1. Exports and industrial growth... 16th August 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Malaysia shows its confidence in the upswing Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) raised its policy rate today by 25bp, as we had expected. Today’s move shows that the authorities see the local economic upswing as being sustainable and likely to stay... 8th July 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Can Malaysia deliver on structural reform? Malaysia’s latest plan to boost its competitiveness, announced last week, looks realistic and achievable. Effective implementation of the new reforms will be key. But the target of lifting GDP growth... 14th June 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economic Outlook Asia to keep going its own way (Q2 10) We expect the world recovery will lose momentum in 2010-11 but do not anticipate that the recent turmoil in the markets will derail the global upswing. The implication for Asia is that the regional... 27th May 2010 · 1 min read
