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Indonesia: BI expects 1Q20 economic growth to drop to 4.9% as virus hurts tourism, trade
- March 4, 2020
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
No CommentsBank Indonesia (BI) is predicting that weakening economic activities, especially involving tourism, exports and imports, would drag down the country’s economic growth to 4.9% in the 1Q20 before picking up to near 5% in the
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COVID-19: Pessimism excessive but things will get worse before getting better; Malaysia’s messy political re-alignment raises risks to stability
- March 2, 2020
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Centennial Asia Insights
Highlights from the CAA Weekly Table What has changed? 1. Key theme in Asian economies is policy: Across the region, policy makers are stepping up efforts to counter the downside economic risks created by the
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Malaysia: 3 Pakatan states set to fall
- March 2, 2020
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News, Uncategorized
Three Pakatan Harapan state governments are set to fall to the new federal ruling pact Perikatan Nasional, making it a total of eight states in the hands of the Muhyiddin Yassin-led government. After Johor, which
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India: GST collections for Feb 20 stand at INR1.05tr, fall short of target
- March 2, 2020
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News
Goods and services tax collections for Feb 20 stood at INR1.05tr, falling short of the INR1.15tr target set by the government but grossing 8% more than the revenue collection for Feb 19. It was the
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Thailand: Drought and disease hurt employment prospects
- February 28, 2020
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Daily News, Uncategorized
Thailand’s employment market is facing myriad risks, with widespread drought, poor exports, the delay of the 2020 fiscal budget and the highly contagious coronavirus outbreak weighing on jobs. Thosaporn Sirisamphand, secretary-general of the National Economic