Asia

China likely to tap private capital to build inter-city rail system

Construction was previously dominated by the Ministry of Railway.

China likely to tap private capital to build inter-city rail system

Construction was previously dominated by the Ministry of Railway.

Philippines slashes special deposit account interest rate

Philippine central bank lowers its short-term SDA facility by 3.125bps.

India to snub rate cut on 31 July

This is because  the 7.3% dip in June inflation was still above the expected 7%.

Headwinds for Indonesia's commodity exports loom

Depressed commodity prices and policy headwinds will weigh on exports in the immediate term, says DBS.

India's core price pressures under control for now

Declining primary and fuel prices drove the fall in inflation.

India rate cuts still likely before 2012 ends

The Reserve Bank of India will wait for the government to curtail fiscal deficit before it unleashes up to 50bps in rate cuts in Q412, says BBVA.

Triple reserve requirement ratio cuts loom in China

China should brace itself for three slashes of 50bps each and another interest rate cut of 25bps in 2012.

Premier Wen Jiabao gets tax cut 'wish list' from firms

To further support China’s economic growth, level of policy fine-tuning will also be slightly increased.

Downside risks to Malaysia's growth prospects loom

Investors in Malaysia still exhibit some cautious play amidst opposing sentiment from the local and global economy, says OCBC.

Thailand's import growth forecast at 15.7% yoy

This is due to the expansion still evidenced in the domestic economy, says OCBC.

Indonesia 2012 growth to plateau at 6%

The 16-year record will not be repeated.

Philippine consumer lending soars to solid growth

Consumer loans rose by 16.3% qoq largely due to 21.1% expansion in residential site loans.

China Q2 GDP drops by 1.9 percentage points YoY

But investment picked up by 23.2% in June, suggesting a stronger sector amid policy easing.

Taiwan June exports suffer negative growth

This slow growth and the 1.77 June CPI should be closely monitored, despite recovery in retail trade and private consumption.

Malaysia's CPI inflation pegged at a 1.7% rise

Low inflation is expected stay range bound between 1.5-1.8% before going back to 2% by the end of 2012.

India June trade deficit narrows to 15-month low

The current value of USD10.3b is expected to dip further to around 3% of GDP in FY13.

India's central bank forecast to lower rates

It will view the moderation in core WPI as pointing to room to lower rates despite the rising headline inflation rate, says DBS.