China’s economy has staged a strong recovery following its successful containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the height of the pandemic, the Chinese Government took a series of decisive and forceful containment measures, including locking down the economy, where needed.
SINGAPORE, October 29, 2020 – The economy of Indonesia remains resilient despite the COVID-19 pandemic. A prompt recalibration of the policy mix and the enactment of large stimulus measures have…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a long, dark, and uncertain shadow over the outlook for global growth. Deeply plugged into the global value chain, the ASEAN+3 region, comprising the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan, and Korea, has been severely affected. Currently, the region is projected to record negative growth in 2020, a large fall compared to the average growth of around 5% over the past few years.
In this interview with Channel NewsAsia, Dr. Jae Young Lee addresses questions on how the COVID-19 pandemic has hit Myanmar’s economy, and how the worsening US-China tensions can affect Myanmar’s growth.
The last decade saw an acceleration in Japanese companies shifting their business model further from export-oriented domestic production toward foreign direct investment or FDI-driven overseas production.
TOKYO/HANOI – The modern international financial system emerged from the devastation of World War II. Since then, it has continued to be shaped by historic slumps – most recently, the 2008 global financial crisis.
Vietnam’s much-lauded COVID-19 response did not provide its economy with immunity to the adverse impact of the pandemic.
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Situated on the northern coast of the Borneo island is Brunei Darussalam, a country blessed with natural endowments driving its employment and economic growth.
Following a recovery in 2019, the Bruneian economy is expected to continue to register positive growth in 2020, supported by the full operation of Hengyi’s refinery production.
