Economy
Malaysia export growth to dip to 4%
Malaysia export growth to dip to 4%
Nasty economic conditions in the Eurozone, US and China will drag exports performance down.
3 reasons behind India's widening trade deficit
A deficit of over 2% og GDP is highly expected.
Taiwan August inflation to edge up above 2%
The country must brace itself for blows of price hikes in vegetables and fruits post-typhoon.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's corporate sector continued expansion
A recent survey by SingStat revealed that total assets held by the corporate sector reached $4,821 billion as at end 2010.
Korea industrial production sluggish at 0.3%
This worse performance is compared to the 1.6% production in June.
Japan industrial output dropped 1.2%
Blame it on exports demand from China and Europe falling sharply.
India GDP growth edged up to a measly 5.5%
But analysts still call for a 50 bps cut in interest rates before this year ends.
Singapore teetering again towards recession: OCBC
Technical recession worries return with a vengeance after July's disappointing industrial output.
Chart of the Day: Why market fears of a credit crunch did not materialise
Here's how local banks in Asia have plugged financing gaps that Euro exit created.
Philippine GDP edged up 5.9%
Albeit at a slower rate than analysts' revised and forecasted rise.
Korea inflation to stand pat at 1.5%
Good thing is that surge in global grain prices will not be reflected soon.
Thailand exports growth slips 4.5%
Consequentially, Bank of Thailand lowered its GDP growth forecast to 5.5-6%.
Why over-reliance on foreign workers is bad for the economy
Check out this graph showing the steady decline of total factor productivity to Singapore's GDP over the last 20 years.
Here's why Philippines' growth will slip to 5.6%
Inflation has been kept capped, but growth will still contract.
Korea industrial production to dip 0.7%
Blame it on the sluggish external and domestic demand.
Daily briefing: Thomson MRT line, investing in student start-ups
Here are the stories from around the web that Singaporeans are talking about including the Chief Justice successor.
Thailand exports tumble again in July
Possibility of a rate cut grows by each poorly performing month.
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