The Indonesian government has ambitions to move the country’s capital away from Jakarta to an as-yet unbuilt city over 1,000km away on the island of...
Japan | Why the supplementary budget flatters to deceive
Posted by Norihiro Yamaguchi on Jan 26, 2022
Japan’s parliament has approved the latest supplementary budget, which includes the second-largest expenditure package in its history. But while the...
Asia Pacific Cities | We forecast further recovery in 2022, but clearly with some big risks
Posted by Richard Holt on Dec 21, 2021
We project that Asia Pacific’s 25 leading cities experience on average 4.5% GDP growth in 2022, and 4.1% over the five years 2022-26, although there...
APAC | Regional monetary policies to continue to diverge in 2022
Posted by Sian Fenner on Dec 8, 2021
We expect monetary policy to continue to diverge across Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2022, with central banks in the advanced APAC economies (apart from...
India | A balanced path to a greener future
Posted by Priyanka Kishore on Dec 8, 2021
India’s pledge to achieve net zero by 2070 is admirable. But the path announced by Prime Minister Modi at COP26 toward achieving that goal is - to...
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....
Philippines | Transitory inflation makes 2022 rate hikes unlikely
Posted by Makoto Tsuchiya on Nov 18, 2021
We concur with the central bank’s (BSP) view that the current rise in inflation in the Philippines is for the most part transitory, reflecting...
APAC | ASEAN growth tracker shows growth bottoming out
Posted by Sung Eun Jung on Nov 18, 2021
Real GDP for ASEAN-6 economies1 grew 1.7% y/y in Q3, down from 9.3% in Q2, reflecting both a less favourable base effect and a drop in growth...
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...