Public finance
Malaysia “running out of tools to tackle a financial crisis”
Malaysia does not have the option of using fiscal instruments to face any future financial crisis, mainly due to its high debt and continuous...
Malaysia 12th most attractive to investors
Malaysia moved up the world competitiveness ranking again, securing a spot in the enviable top dozen and improving the country's attractiveness to investors. The...
Malaysia’s pump prices among lowest globally – thanks to subsidies
Malaysians enjoy some of the lowest petrol pump prices among the major world economies, according to a new study by UHY, the international accountancy...
Myanmar warned of rising debt and inflation
Economists forecast that Myanmar will face possible long term debts along with high inflation in the next three years due to an annual budget...
IMF backs Malaysia’s subsidy cuts, GST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed the Malaysian government's decision to cut subsidies this year and eventually introduce a goods and services tax...
Malaysia: Cost of living surges
Cost for food, electricity and transport is rising fast in Malaysia, with some items and services becoming as much as 50 per cent more...
Vietnam government struggles with overspending
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told a National Assembly session opening on October 21 that state budget overspending this year would likely be...
Fitch retains stable outlook for Thailand
Rating agency Fitch has said it is maintaining its stable outlook for Thailand's sovereign credit rating despite a slew of risks including a narrowing...
Philippine government deficit surges
The Philippines' budget deficit rose to $1.2 billion in July 2013, 35.6 per cent higher than in the same month in 2012, the Department...
Thailand offers $1b to support rubber farmers
Thailand, the world's largest rubber producer, is offering rubber farmers 30 billion baht (close to $1 billion) to help offset declining world market prices...
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...
Singapore best ASEAN tax destination
Singapore was ranked 5th out of 185 economes in terms of ease in paying taxes, according to the "Paying Taxes 2013" report compiled by...
Moody’s: Sarawak’s Baa1 rating under rating
Moody’s Investors Service has placed Sarawak’s Baa1 issuer rating under review, supported by the state’s strong record of sound financial performance and increasing budget...
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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...