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Malaysia’s GDP growth this year seen at 5.2%, lower than 2017
Malaysia is expected to maintain a robust economic momentum but will grow slower than last year, according to estimations by Moody's Investors Service issued...
Moody’s gloomy about Philippine growth if current problems persists
U.S. rating agency Moody's, which gave its first investment grade rating to the Philippines back in 2013, has warned that President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly...
Thai economy under heavy pressure after coup
Thailand's economy was already struggling before the country's military seized power in a bloodless coup on May 22, saying it needed to restore order...
UN warns of food shortages in Philippines
Filipino farmers face imminent financial hardship in the wake of super Typhoon Haiyan without further aid, the UN warned on November 26. Dominique Burgeon,...
Finally: Moody’s rates Philippines ‘investment grade’
The Philippine economy on October 3 got another push after Moody's became the third and final ratings agency to grant the country investment-grade status.
The...
Thailand’s economic growth ‘hit speed bump’
Moody's Analytics, the research department of the global rating agency, said in its newly published report on Thailand that the kingdom's economy has "hit...
Tweetchat: Yes it happened. Fitch downgrades Malaysia
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...
Philippines expects 3rd major credit rating upgrade
US-based rating agency Moody's indicated it may upgrade its credit rating for the Philippines soon, after it has put the current Ba1 rating (highest...
Thailand to cap rice scheme losses at $2.25b
In Thailand's never-ending story of its costly rice subsidy scheme, the country's ministry of finance has now said it needs to cap the loss...
Thai farmers want less for their rice
Thailand's rice farmers, or at least their organisation Thai Farmers Association, have suggested the government cut the ceiling prices of the highly disputed rice...
Losses from Thai rice subsidies exploding
The Thai government is increasingly coming under pressure for its farming subsidy scheme that is now reportedly causing far more losses than earlier official...
Philippine Q2 growth seen at 8%
The Philippines' strong economic growth is set to continue in the second quarter 2013 after hitting a record high in the first three months...
Cambodia considers sovereign bond issue
Cambodia has reiterated that it is mulling the issuance of sovereign bonds, it emerged at the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s annual summit in India...
Philippines gets second investment rating
Global rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has raised its investment rating for the Philippines one level to BBB- from BB+, with a stable...
Philippine rating upgrade ‘in 3 months’
The Philippines is expecting at least one more credit rating upgrade in the next three months, according to a research note by First Metro...
Philippines bullish on investment grade
The Philippines expects to get the much-awaited investment grade status by international rating agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch in about 6 to...
Aquino outlines development roadmap
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has outlined a three-pronged developmental approach to sustain the blindingly high economic momentum the country has achieved through heavy...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...