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High hopes set on ASEAN to mitigate global rice price rise

High hopes set on ASEAN to mitigate global rice price rise

Learn how Singapore and ASEAN peers can help.

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Inflation to ease further in 2H12

The 4% inflation in July is expected to ease further due to lower accommodation and housing costs.

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This is what's in store for Korea after hitting 12-year low inflation

Low inflation coupled with weak exports would justify a policy rate cut.

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Thailand inflation to edge up to 2.6%

This is despite new policies on food and behaved oil prices.

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Philippine inflation to hit 3.5%

This will be the highest reading in seven months.

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Malaysia export growth to dip to 4%

Nasty economic conditions in the Eurozone, US and China will drag exports performance down.

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3 reasons behind India's widening trade deficit

A deficit of over 2% og GDP is highly expected.

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Taiwan August inflation to edge up above 2%

The country must brace itself for blows of price hikes in vegetables and fruits post-typhoon.

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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.

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Korea industrial production sluggish at 0.3%

This worse performance is compared to the 1.6% production in June.

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Japan industrial output dropped 1.2%

Blame it on exports demand from China and Europe falling sharply.

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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.

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Singapore teetering again towards recession: OCBC

Technical recession worries return with a vengeance after July's disappointing industrial output.

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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.

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Philippine GDP edged up 5.9%

Albeit at a slower rate than analysts' revised and forecasted rise.

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Korea inflation to stand pat at 1.5%

Good thing is that surge in global grain prices will not be reflected soon.

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Thailand exports growth slips 4.5%

Consequentially, Bank of Thailand lowered its GDP growth forecast to 5.5-6%.

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