The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) estimates that the COVID-19 epidemic could deduct as much as half a percentage point from the economic growth of some...
SARS outbreak only offers limited insight about what is likely to happen in China even if Covid-19 is expected to have a short-term but serious impact...
Though the overwhelming majority of cases have appeared in China, cases are now appearing throughout Asia and further abroad threatening to spread international panic.
Over the last two decades, the number of Chinese overseas travellers rose by over 25 times from 5.3 million in 1997 to 130 million in 2017,...
Within the space of just 15 years, China has gone from being the largest net lender to the world to now being a net borrower. The...
On 9 August 2019, the 27 STAR-listed companies achieved a total market cap of 660 billion RMB (approximately US$93 billion) and together raised over 37 billion...
In Southeast Asia, 60 per cent of the population does not have a bank account and the credit card penetration rates in Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam...
In early 2019, the BOT did not seem concerned about the Thai baht’s appreciation, as a strong currency can actually benefit Thai importers and those who...