Direct Investment Realization in Indonesia Fails to Achieve Target in 2018 Total domestic direct investment (DDI) realization in 2018 reached IDR 328.6 trillion, showing a solid increase of 25.3 percent on an annual basis. Meanwhile, […]
January 2019 inflation eases to 10-month low of 4.4% The increase in consumer prices nationwide eased for a third straight month last January as food and beverage costs grew slower while the full effect of […]
Indonesia’s manufacturing PMI in January points to stagnation Manufacturing activity in Indonesia failed to show growth for the first time in a year in January, pointing to signs of stagnation in the nation’s economy, a […]
Philippines’ manufacturing PMI indicates modest advancement in January The Philippines manufacturing sector saw a moderate improvement in business conditions in January, according to the survey. — Nikkei Asian Review (paywall) Bicam scraps ‘insertions’ for flood […]
Over 15.81 Million Tourists Visit Indonesia Last Year: Minister More than 15.81 million tourists visited Indonesia last year, up 12.58 percent from 14.04 million a year earlier, said Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, quoting data from […]
PH drops 9 places in global economic freedom ranking The Philippines achieved an economic freedom score of 63.8, making the economy the 70th freest in the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom (IEF), the Heritage Foundation […]
Dengue death toll in Indonesia climbs to 132, eight regions declare emergency The Health Ministry has recorded a sudden spike in dengue fever cases in the last four weeks, with the death toll rising to […]
Money supply and bank loans sustain growth Both money supply and bank loans sustained their expansion last year amid strong demand for credit, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas show. — Manilastandard.net Bicam panel […]
The annual report on state-level corruption by Transparency International contains few surprises for the Asean region. Singapore is still regarded as the nation with the least corrupt public sector in the region, while the kingdom of […]
Indonesia’s FDI touches nearly 28 bln USD in 2018 Indonesia logged a total of 392.7 trillion rupiah (27.86 billion U.S. dollars) foreign direct investment (FDI) last year amid global economic uncertainty, the country’s investment coordinating […]
2019 budget in last-minute trouble at bicameral talks WEDNESDAY validated expectations of “bloody” bicameral conference committee talks on the proposed P3.757-trillion national budget for this year, with no less than the Senate president threatening to […]
Indonesia’s loan growth edges up in 2018 amid recovery in financial stability Banking credit in Indonesia accelerated at a faster pace last year as financial stability commenced recovery, paring down risks of hawkish policy of […]