Asia
Korea’s unemployment rate a mere 3.2% in September
Guess which industries registered fastest employment growth among all industries at 6.1%?
Korea’s unemployment rate a mere 3.2% in September
Guess which industries registered fastest employment growth among all industries at 6.1%?
India’s industrial production may have dropped to 5% in August
However, the main problem for India right now is its unceasing inflation as fuel prices are raised despite falling global oil prices.
Fears abound as Philippine exports plummet 15.1% in August
And it seems like September’s export growth won’t be doing good as well.
Asian countries under pressure to enforce “A-grade” retirement system
Netherlands continues to top ranking in Global Pension Index as more than a third of Index countries from Asia Pacific.
China to overtake the US as the largest trading nation in the world by 2025
Chinese trade volume is expected to grow an amazing 146% in 14 years’ time.
China's GDP may have surged 9.4% in 3Q11
It's time to scrap those thoughts of a hard landing in China as trade surplus for July and August totaled a whopping US$48.2b.
Philippine exports may have risen 6.1% in August
As non-electronics exports continue to do well despite economic headwinds, jumping 30% in the first seven months of the year.
India’s inflation may have jumped to 9.8% in September
Price pressures are on the rise and unfortunately, the economy has to bear the burden of higher fuel prices.
8 out of 10 SEA executives are confident in their local economy
While nearly 7 out of 10 respondents perceive the global economy to be declining.
China’s pharma product demand to grow by 25% every year
And emerging economies will account for 50% of global growth in demand to 2015.
Philippine inflation reaches 4.8% in September
And a recent typhoon which damaged 760,000 tons of rough rice will put more pressure on inflation in the coming months.
Indonesia’s GDP rises 6.5% in 2Q11
However, inflation pressures are still lurking as August core inflation reached a two-year high of 5.2% y-o-y.
India’s GDP up 7.7% in 2Q11
The country’s economy has slowed a little more as private consumption growth eased to 6.3% from 8% in 1Q11.
Proceeds from dim sum bond reaches RMB120.2b this year
And guess which was the busiest month with a total 40 issues?
IBM kicks off Institute for Advanced Security in Asia-Pacific
Institute to foster collaboration to combat growing security threats in region.
Taiwan’s inflation may have risen 1.5% in September
Standard Chartered expects core inflation to trend higher as housing costs rise.
China’s economy to grow 9% in 4Q11 to 2012
The country’s GDP is forecast to grow by 8.8% in 2H2011, as slower growth will be inevitable for China but supported by resilient domestic demand.
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