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Among Southeast Asia's major economies - ASEAN-6 - Indonesia and the Philippines have currently almost 360,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases each. According to WHO's models, the real number could be 3.5 million or more. If the modeled estimates are some 10 times higher than the confirmed c...

After the COVID-19 earthquake and a historical contraction, China is rebounding, whereas advanced economies face a depression-like plunge. The consequent tsunami is about to hit Southeast Asia. As the total number of confirmed cases may exceed 3 million and deaths will surpass 200,000 in a m...

Indonesia's manufacturing sector lost some momentum in June, according to the latest PMI data , with signs of weakening growth midway through the year. However, there are signs that the slowdown could be short-lived, according to the PMI survey's sub-indices. The Indonesia Manufacturing PM...

Indonesia's manufacturing sector lost some momentum in June, according to the latest PMI data , with signs of weakening growth midway through the year. However, there are signs that the slowdown could be short-lived, according to the PMI survey's sub-indices. The Indonesia Manufacturing PM...

By Mohieddine (Dino) Kronfol, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Global Sukuk and MENA Fixed Income Islamic finance has grown at a healthy pace, and within this market, sukuk - Shariah-compliant bonds - have increasingly attracted attention from investors across the globe. Frank...

By Morgan Harting Signs of a recovery in emerging markets early this year have given way to worries about China's economic slowdown and sluggish growth in Europe and Japan. But beyond the negative headlines we think many risks that weighed on the market last year have faded and the earning...

As concerns about recession are off the table, we start to see again the conditions for emerging markets reflate with monetary policy. Slow growth, manageable inflation and central banks not raising rates put Asian emerging markets in a sweet spot. Asia’s total economy is projected to ...

Originally published on Feb. 12, 2019 By Gregor Spilker In a short period, Indonesian coal derivatives have established themselves within the coal trading product landscape. Trading in the ICI 4 futures contract began 12 months ago, and we take the launch anniversary as an opportunity ...