We expect monetary policy to continue to diverge across Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2022, with central banks in the advanced APAC economies (apart from...
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APAC | Asia supply-chain disruptions easing but challenges remain
Posted by Sian Fenner on Dec 1, 2021
Following an easing in restrictions, Asia production is ramping up to meet strong global demand for consumer goods, auto parts, and electronics....
APAC | Tallying up how quickly APAC is likely to reopen
Posted by Sian Fenner on Nov 16, 2021
Most APAC economies are shifting towards living with Covid, but the easing of restrictions can be expected to vary across the region. We have...
Malaysia | Fiscal stimulus primed to support the recovery
Posted by Sian Fenner on Nov 3, 2021
The government has announced a record spending plan in the 2022 Budget to spur the post pandemic recovery. Measures include an increase in cash aid...
APAC | Pandemic disrupts FDI, but prospects remain positive
Posted by Sian Fenner on Oct 12, 2021
We believe prospects for FDI inflows into APAC over the medium term remain strong, even though pandemic-driven supply disruptions and uncertainties...
APAC | Asia stronger today than in 2013 ahead of Fed taper
Posted by Sian Fenner on Sep 27, 2021
Notwithstanding Covid-related risks, we expect Asian currencies will show resilience in the face of tighter US monetary policy, particularly when...
Philippines | Pandemic scarring to lower the medium-term policy rate
Posted by Sian Fenner on Aug 2, 2021
We now expect the long-run nominal neutral policy rate – i.e., the rate at which the economy is in equilibrium and monetary policy fully normalized –...
APAC | Why scars from the pandemic will vary across the region
Posted by Sian Fenner on Jul 27, 2021
Following record declines in 2020, we forecast strong 6.1% pa APAC GDP growth over the next two years. Nonetheless, the permanent loss in output from...
Myanmar | No escape from military coup’s economic damage
Posted by Sian Fenner on Jun 25, 2021
Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military coup, which ousted the newly reelected NDL party over unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, has been deadly in human...
APAC | Recovery delayed but not derailed
Posted by Sian Fenner on Jun 2, 2021
After being lauded for their successful containment of Covid-19 in 2020, the ASEAN-6 economies have experienced a surge in cases since the start of...