April 15, 2025
By charting new growth pathways, the region can reinvigorate economic development that is not only dynamic but also inclusive, equitable, and sustainable.
April 8, 2025
The unwinding of yen-funded carry trades presents both risks and opportunities for ASEAN+3 economies.
April 7, 2025
Malaysia’s Budget 2025 announced that RON95 fuel subsidies would be removed for the top 15% of income earners starting mid-2025.
March 25, 2025
Although the hiking cycle has ended with the BSP cutting the policy rate in August 2024, it is worth examining why bank lending rates were so sticky in this last tightening cycle.
March 3, 2025
As economies worldwide start to emerge from the inflation-fueled cost-of-living crisis that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, fiscal policymakers are confronting a sobering reality: they are not out of the woods yet.
November 15, 2024
In recent months, the ringgit has emerged as the best-performing currency in the region. What caused the ringgit’s rebound and will its rally sustain?
May 20, 2024
In March, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) terminated its nearly decade-long unconventional monetary policy framework, characterized by massive asset purchases, negative interest rate, and yield curve control (YCC) policy.
December 20, 2023
The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) has long set its sights on modernizing the Laos banking sector.
August 10, 2023
Inflation has made a comeback in Japan, with the CPI surging as high as 4.3% this year, a level unseen for three decades. What should the BOJ do to strike a balance between stimulating economic growth and ensuring price stability?
April 27, 2023
As a highly open economy, Korea is sensitive to unexpected shifts in the U.S. monetary policy stance.
