Daily News

These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.



Indonesia: BI injects IDR300tr in liquidity into financial markets, banks as rupiah slides

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Bank Indonesia (BI) has continued to inject liquidity of up to IDR300tr into the financial markets and banks to help support the country’s crashing currency as foreign investors sell off Indonesian assets over COVID-19 fears.

Thailand: Drought to damage crop production

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A total of 1.62 million rai of agricultural land was damaged by drought between Sep 19 and Feb 20, according to the Agricultural Disaster Monitoring and Resolution Centre at the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry. Of

India: RBI’s new uncertainty indices could act as vital inputs for future policy making

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A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) working paper tried to build new uncertainty indices which could act as vital inputs for future policy making. It also highlighted the need to look beyond macroeconomic and financial

Thailand: BoT poised to make further rate cuts

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The Bank of Thailand still has monetary policy space for further rate cuts to cushion the impacts from the Covid-19 outbreak and the central bank will take into account the US Federal Reserve’s emergency rate

Indonesia: Agus’ takeover of leadership opportunity for party consolidation

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The handover of Democratic Party leadership from former party chairman and former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to his eldest son Agus Hartimurti Yudhoyono is an opportunity for the party to consolidate and prepare for the