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Thailand: Exports, tourism help fire up expansion in Apr 22
- May 31, 2022
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- Category: Daily News
No CommentsThe growth of exports, tourism and the agricultural sector supported the country’s economic expansion in Apr 22, according to the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO). FPO adviser Wuttipong Jittungsakul said that the office will continue to
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Ismail Sabri downplays early polls, cites inflation risk: Nikkei report
- May 31, 2022
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- Category: Daily News
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has downplayed calls for an early election, citing a rise in food prices and other living costs, Nikkei reported on 31 May 22. An election is not due until 2023
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Indonesia: Expired Covid Shots Binned as Indonesia Eases Back to Normalcy
- May 31, 2022
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- Category: Daily News
Once precious Covid-19 vaccines, now expired, will be destroyed to make way for routine children’s immunizations in Indonesia as coronavirus worries ease. “Our storage facilities are feeling the strain as they’re filled with expired doses,”
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India 1Q22 GDP slowed to 1-year low
- May 31, 2022
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- Category: Daily News
India’s economic growth slowed to the lowest in a year in 1Q22, hit by weakening consumer demand amid soaring prices that could make the central bank’s task of taming inflation without harming growth more difficult.
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Increased US-China contestation: near term risks likely contained; China: Contemplating reforms to insulate itself from US financial sanctions; Asian export growth to remain robust in 2022 despite headwinds
- May 30, 2022
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- Category: Centennial Asia Insights
Increased US-China contestation: near term risks likely contained As the US and China step compete harder for influence, major implications will follow: In the near term, these moves show each side trying to be better-positioned