Economy
Why baby steps in India reforms are the prudent things to do
Why baby steps in India reforms are the prudent things to do
And there's been progress on most fronts.
Philippine export growth supportive of further tightening
E&E exports also growing steadily.
Hopes aren't high for Malaysia's July industrial production numbers
It's observed that external demand is weakening.
Why the Philippine structural story is one of the most interesting in ASEAN
There are three factors for this observation.
More work needed to bolster Malaysia's structural story
It apparently suffers from Dutch Disease.
Soft commodity prices partly driving Indonesia to lower growth channel
Macro-rebalancing is not yet over.
Brace yourselves for Thailand's economic comeback
But it'll be less-than-stellar.
Singapore's weak China exports to darken domestic outlook further in 2H14
The property market slowdown could also accelerate.
Silver tsunami: Ratio of dependents to working age population to rise sharply from 2015
Productivity is the biggest challenge.
ASEAN meltdown: Singapore’s largest publicly traded companies at risk of default
Southeast Asia is suffering from critical debt levels and weak profitability.
Motor vehicle sales surge 41% in July: MTI
Overall retail sales are down 0.2%.
Soaring costs and manpower shortage the biggest growth hurdles for local firms: UOB
More companies are now looking to expand overseas.
Foreign employment growth hits 5-year low in 2Q14: MOM
It’s critical to raise productivity in labor-intensive sectors.
Domestic woes: Singapore's private spending continues to weaken
Domestic demand fell 9.4%.
Slump in car sales drags down Singapore’s overall retail sales
Contraction penciled at 1.9% YoY.
Chart of the Day: See how inflation will suddenly pick up in 2015
Growth, however, will be painfully slow.
Job mismatch looms as Singapore’s labour crunch persists
Total job creation sunk to a four-year low.
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