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New spectrum pricing to raise Indian telco tariffs

New spectrum pricing to raise Indian telco tariffs

Punitive prices will force telcos to merge or exit altogether, says Fitch.

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Private sector credit in APAC to reach 148% of GDP by end-2012

The rapidly rising leverage will constrain the banks' upward rating momentum, says Fitch.

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Indonesia GDP hits better-than-expected 6.4%

Thanks to robust consumption and investment that countered weak net exports.

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Taiwan inflation hits new high in July

Headline inflation jumped to 2.5% y/y from 1.8% in June.

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Inflation rising to 2.46% takes Taiwan by surprise

Blame it on the nasty weather condition resulting to higher food prices.

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Malaysia to suffer MYR 5.2b trade surplus

Import sales are expected to hit a 9.5% rise as exports growth moderates to 3.6%.

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Philippine inflation to inch up to 3.1%

Thanks to lower oil prices and well-behaved food prices that brought down healding inflation.

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India GDP growth expected to dip to 6.1%

Good news domestic demand is expected to stay robust with a record-low 5.75% policy rate.

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Further 25bps rate cut looms in Korea

Inflation rapidly easing to 1.5% provides room for Bank of Korea to cut rates to 3%.

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Malaysia’s credit profile in trouble

Deterioration in public debt ratios, low and energy-dependent revenues, and structural weaknesses weigh on Malaysia’s credit profile, warns Fitch.

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Australian retail posts strongest rebound in a year

Retail sales rose 1% in June from the previous month, the biggest increase seen since April 2011.

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Korea inflation rockets for four straight months

Price hikes edged inflation higher to 2.73% yoy in July compared from June's 2.56%.

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Korea exports slip hits three-year low

Blame the 8.8% decline on massive slump in bulk value of ship exports.

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Asian PMIs down

The only good news came from Indonesia, whose PMI improved from the previous month and stayed in expansion territory.

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Possibility of rate cut in Korea rises

Growth is slowing more than expected while the predicted recovery is being delayed, says DBS.

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China's Tianjin office space supply to remain tight

No new prime office building were built in Tianjin in 2Q12 with developers adopting a wait-and-see stance.

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Indonesia exports further slumps 16.4%

To make matters worse, trade deficit widens to a whopping $1.3bn.

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