Economy

Japan's GDP growth hits 4% in Q2

Domestic demand was the main driver of GDP growth.

India's industrial production growth slips 0.1% in June

It’s the fourth consecutive month of slowdown.

Philippine central bank holds reverse repo rate at 3.0%

BSP also raised its inflation expectations for 2017 and 2018.

Malaysia IPI dips to 4.0% in June

Industrial output remained strong thanks to manufacturing, mining, and electricity sectors.

Non-oil domestic exports rise by 2.7% in Q2

Thanks to the strong electronic exports.

MAS keeps policy stance unchanged

The central bank's stance has remained the same for a year now.

50 years of ASEAN and 5 years of Facebook show the expansion path out of Singapore

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Singapore economy grew faster in Q2, up 2.9%

This is compared to the 2.5% growth in Q1.

Chemicals sector topped Asia's July manufacturing growth at 54.7

The fields of construction and machinery got dragged into contraction.

Indonesian GDP growth still at 5%

Its communications business field improved the most at 10.9%.

Malaysian foreign reserves rise to US$99.4b

This has been the highest amount in two years.

China's outbound investments may reach $1.5t in 10 years

Some of its recent policies focus on outbound investment.

Is Singapore's labour market bottoming out?

Unemployment rate inched lower to 3.1%.