April 15, 2025
The ASEAN+3 region maintained stable growth of 4.3 percent in 2024 despite various uncertainties and is positioned to remain resilient.
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.
January 13, 2025
This analytical note provides a deep dive into the issue of low inflation in China.
December 19, 2024
Currency carry trade has come under the spotlight following a sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen in early August.
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?
June 12, 2024
This paper develops a mixed-frequency, tree-based, gradient-boosting model designed to assess the default risk of privately held firms in real time.
