Thailand’s exports are expected to keep expanding in 2026, but at a more modest pace of…
Category: SME
VIETNAM’S GDP TO SURPASS THAILAND IN 2026
Vietnam is on track to overtake Thailand in economic size measured by nominal GDP as soon…
BAHT TOO STRONG: THAI SMEs
Thailand’s shippers have criticised the baht for strengthening and moving more sharply than economic fundamentals and…
RINGGIT EDGES HIGHER AS TARIFF DEADLINE LOOMS
The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, amid a mixed performance in regional…
INDONESIA’S JOBS BOOM IS A STORY OF QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY
Stagnant wages, rising underemployment and limited upward mobility reveal a labour market defined more by quantity…
VIETNAM SKIRTS 46 PERCENT US TARIFFS
Vietnam’s trade deal with the US averts the most punishing of Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” levies but…
BUSINESS GROUPS IN MALAYSIA OPPOSE SST IN MALAYSIA, CITING ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Six major business associations have jointly called on the government to defer the upcoming expansion of…
WHY MYR COULD OUTPERFORM ASEAN FX IN 2025
The ringgit could post the strongest gains in Southeast Asia if exporters convert their foreign earnings…
BI CUT RATES BY 25 BPS
Indonesia’s central bank cut its key interest rate on Wednesday (May 21), as expected by the…
IMPACT OF A SINGLE SOFTWARE UPDATE: MICROSOFT-CROWDSTRIKE OUTAGE
The “largest IT outage in history” rightfully raises questions about the high interdependency of the world’s…