Malaysia
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Mutual funds soak up liquidity
An affluent middle class with relatively high disposable incomes is driving the popularity of...
South-East AsiaMALAYSIA: CPI tips into the negative for now
The consumer price index (CPI) fell 1.4% year-on-year in June, the Department of Statistics...
MalaysiaMALAYSIA: Opposition gets a defection boost
Former Health Minister Chua Jui Meng left the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) for the...
MalaysiaMALAYSIA: Najib overhauls pro-Malay policy
Businessmen and ethnic Chinese representatives today warmly welcomed an announcement by Prime...
MalaysiaINTERNATIONAL: Tight financial conditions pose problem
Some of these economies are enjoying an easing in financial conditions. Yet despite major policy...
InternationalSOUTH-EAST ASIA: El Nino threatens food security
An El Nino climatic effect is likely to bring drought conditions to South-east Asia within...
South-East AsiaUS/MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur protests trafficking censure
The Malaysian government issued a protest yesterday after the US State Department placed it on a...
United StatesINTERNATIONAL: Emerging markets embrace flexibility
Emerging-market central banks are making use of reserve war-chests built in the expansion phase...
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