Government debt

Malaysia does not have the option of using fiscal instruments to face any future financial crisis, mainly due to its high debt and continuous...

The Philippine government plans to raise as much as 135 billion pesos ($3.1) billion from the domestic debt market in the third quarter, up...

The Philippines may offer about $750 million in global bonds in 2015, half the overseas debt it sold this year as the nation continues...

Experts once again warned about the financial security of Vietnam after the recent massive issuance of bonds. Speaking at the Spring Economic Forum which...

If counting on the state owned enterprises’ (SOEs) loans not guaranteed by the government, the total public debt of Vietnam would be 95 percent...

Southeast Asian central banks are rebuilding their foreign-currency reserves, raising the prospect they will boost holdings of US Treasuries for the first time since...

Vientiane authorities said on October 25 that the Lao capital owes 237.22 billion kip (around $30 million) to investors who funded 118 projects, mainly...

Myanmar's budget deficit for 2013-14 could be as much as five per cent, according to the reports from World Bank's Branch Office in Yangon. Myanmar...

Debt-ridden Laos has been told by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to tighten its policies to avoid a "major economic crisis". An IMF mission...

On August 9, Japan's government announced a new world record: The country's national debt has reached 1,008,600,000,000,000 yen, or more than 1 quadrillion yen,...

Philippine households have among the lowest debt in Asia, solidifying a “long runway” for continued economic growth in the outperforming ASEAN nation, a...

Credit rating agency Fitch on July 30 has downgraded Malaysia's credit rating outlook to negative from stable, causing the ringgit to decline the most...

The current low-interest environment in ASEAN spurs public and private sector spending in infrastructure, technology and skills and is boosting the capital markets in...