Macroeconomics and Risk

Thailand's Constitutional Court on March 21 nullified February 2's election that was disrupted by protesters, further delaying the formation of a new government after...

Rising inflation in Laos is undermining the country's attraction as a low-cost manufacturing base, a report said on March 20 , although investment figures...

Thailand is expected to lose as much as 430 billion baht ($13 billion) in revenue in the first half of the year due to...

Four international consortiums that vied for a $1 billion contract to build the new Hanthawaddy Airport in Myanmar's Bago have been asked to once...

Economists and analysts in private sector are more cautious for the economy growth of Singapore this year, lowering their forecast for the GDP growth...

The new leader of Thailand's pro-government "red shirt" movement said on March 17 that his supporters would take to the streets in support of...

Despite the continued positive outlook by international rating agencies on the Philippine economy in 2014, two important developments, if left unchecked, could change their...

The Philippines may get a further credit rating upgrade as early as 2014 on the back of the economy’s rosy prospects, Bangko Sentral ng...

The Thai National Security Council is expected to lift a state of emergency in Bangkok, almost two months after it was imposed to quell...

Southeast Asia overtook China in inward foreign direct investments (FDI) last year as China's workforce peaked and wages increased, according to the Bank of America...

Malaysia's exports rose 12.2 per cent to 63.97 billion ringgit ($19.68 billion) in January 2014 while imports rose 7.2 per cent to 57.62 billion...

Rice traders on the world market have temporarily paused dealing to wait for the Thai government to sell its stockpile cheap to repay a...

The Malaysian government's subsidy cuts may lead to a higher incidence of poverty among Malays and Bumiputera in Malaysia, with the urban poor expected...

Data released by the Thai authorities on March 3 showed that the country's economy grew just 0.6 per cent in the final quarter of...

Even after the Bangkok shutdown has shut down, Thailand's economic outlook remains challenging if a new government cannot be formed by midyear and the...

Singapore has been named the most expensive city globally by the new Worldwide Cost of Living Survey released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)...

The Vietnamese government is planning to make it easier for foreigners to buy real estate in Vietnam. The Ministry of Construction’s has proposed that...

Myanmar has seen an increase of 10 to 90 per cent in basic commodity prices within a year after the government gave a pay...