Entries for 'Asia Pacific'
September 15, 2016
Czech Republic-no easy exit Ukraine-struggling to get back on track China-sustained momentum 1.' Markets-more volatility, steeper yield curves: Ce
September 8, 2016
Our recent visit found a sense of relief pervading through the economy brought on by the successful referendum approving the new constitution along wi
September 8, 2016
Online payments open doors: Soaring e-retail sales support robust growth in online payments, with Alibaba and Tencent dominating. Fintech firms are in
September 6, 2016
The central message from our conversations in Tokyo last week is to expect continuing shifts in policy priorities in response to the faltering success
September 6, 2016
G20/B20 Summits have basically been thought of as talking shops and photo ops, with few concrete impacts on the world economy--except perhaps for the
August 31, 2016
China's economy has generally receded from the headlines in recent months, and the sense from our meetings in Beijing this week was that this period o
August 24, 2016
NPLs have also improved, contrary to expectations last quarter, consiste
August 9, 2016
After years of exploring unconventional approaches, space for increasing monetary support to address sluggish growth and sub-target inflation in the a
August 8, 2016
After a sharp downturn, the relaxation of administrative regulations and monetary easing progressively lifted the real estate market from early 2015,
July 26, 2016
Financial reforms in the 2000s produced a robust banking sector that has been able to weather the difficult economic conditions since the 2011 Arab Sp
July 18, 2016
We arrived in Tokyo on July 10 for our annual visit to learn that Prime Minister Abe had scored a major victory in the Upper House elections. The LDP
July 14, 2016
EM Capital Flows in the Post-Brexit World Malaysia-modest monetary easing 1.' Hopes for further stimulus buoy equities, credit
July 13, 2016
China's foreign exchange reserves increased by $13.4 billion to more than $3.2 trillion in' June, driven mainly by PBOC FX purchases. Exchange rate fl
June 23, 2016
1.' Markets betting on Bremain: ' With the momentum of poll results shifting back towards Bremain, the markets seem to have decided that ther
June 22, 2016
Banks are under pressure to reform conventional business models with rising non-performing loans and slowing profit growth. Strong competition for dep
May 25, 2016
Our recent visit found that supportive policies and increasing effectiveness of the Jokowi government should result in a moderate firming of the econo
May 17, 2016
The government has put in place corrective steps to protect the fiscal position while persevering a prud
May 10, 2016
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte appears to have won the presidential election by a wider margin than initially expected. With 93% of precincts report
April 27, 2016
The Chinese bond market has grown quickly and is expected to deepen further and become increasingly diversified. The recent opening of the bond market
April 21, 2016
The ruling party has lost its majority in recent parliamentary elections. While we do not expect a derailment of ongoing reforms, the pace could slow.