Entries for 'Asia Pacific'
February 11, 2016
Asian economic growth has slowed markedly, but even more worrisome is the collapse in Asian trade. Our analysis suggests the changes depressing Asian
February 10, 2016
The large current account surplus and size
February 8, 2016
Positive Policy Steps Amid Concerns Global uncertainties, weak oil prices and a challenging political backdrop have prompted the government to take m
January 28, 2016
EM portfolio flows continue unprecedented slide In search of safer havens-fund flows favor core bonds South Africa-MPC bites the bullet ' 1.'
January 7, 2016
Chinese markets have had a rough start to the year, triggered by further' disappointing business sentiment reports and sustained uncertainty about gov
December 7, 2015
Growth has strengthened, although there are pockets of weakness. Real GDP rose 7.4% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier. P
December 3, 2015
Euro surges, markets slump as Draghi disappoints ECB holds back EM portfolio flows stuck in the doldrums Brazil-crisis deepens RMB makes it into the S
November 25, 2015
Growth remains soft. Real GDP rose 2.9% in the first nine months of 2015. The decline in farm
October 29, 2015
With China's Fifth Plenum in focus this week, a key topic is promoting the international use of the renminbi. Internationalization has surged in recen
October 15, 2015
Growth is still slow, but some recent data suggest the economy may have begun to stabilize in the third quarter. The government is using fiscal stimul
September 29, 2015
Global and domestic challenges have led to further growth moderation and exchange rate weakness in Indonesia. The government has responded by redoubli
September 17, 2015
Asian frontier markets have been broadly more resilient than mainstream emerging markets and non-Asian frontier markets to recent turbulence. While th
August 6, 2015
Despite pilot programs in the past along with efforts to spur micro finance, Indonesia continues to lag far behind its peers in financial inclusion, b
July 22, 2015
Economic growth was held back in the first quarter by a slower expansion of government spending and a slowdown in exports, while private consumption a
June 17, 2015
Prime Minister Modi's economic program has had many achievements in his first year in office and the second year priorities are sound. There were impo
May 12, 2015
The official rhetoric is that the easing cycle will remain gradual and cautious. We think the easing will be bold and broad-based. The official rhetor
May 1, 2015
A rapidly slowing economy has prompted the government to reinforce policy easing using monetary, fiscal and administrative measures. Further broad-bas
March 12, 2015
Frontier Asia has enjoyed stronger growth than most emerging markets over the past decade. While GDP per capita is still low, the gap with mainstream
July 9, 2014
The first half of 2014 provided growth disappointments but financial market buoyancy. We continue to expect global growth to accelerate in 2014H2, und