The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, amid a mixed performance in regional…
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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…
APEC: CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL TRADE
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group said on Friday (May 16) that it was “concerned” over the…
THAI EXPORTS AT A 3-YEAR HIGH
Thailand’s exports rose for a ninth straight month in March and more than expected, reaching the…
GLOBAL SHIPPING NAVIGATES TRUMP TARIFFS UNCERTAINTY
Shifting trade announcements have led to unprecedented volatility in the global shipping industry in recent weeks,…
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…