Weaker commodity prices and lower government revenues have prompted Papua New Guinea’s current administration to revise its growth forecast and release a supplementary budget in late August.
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Economic Update | Papua New Guinea scales back spending in supplementary budget
21 Sep 2016
Economic Update | Brunei Darussalam looks to sustain agricultural growth
20 Sep 2016
Rising productivity and higher output from the processing segment is keeping Brunei Darussalam’s agriculture sector on track to meet the government’s medium- and long-term goals.
Economic Update | Growth prospects for Sri Lanka’s tea industry
19 Sep 2016
Adverse weather conditions, combined with rising costs and greater competition, threaten to weaken Sri Lanka’s position in the global tea industry, though efforts to develop new markets could help...
Economic View | John Riady, Executive Director, Lippo Group, on Indonesia’s efforts to boost the economic role of ICT
15 Sep 2016
John Riady: Indonesia is on the cusp of a digital revolution. This is important because a country like the US has been through five digital cycles, while China has arguably seen two. In Indonesia...
Economic Update | Upturn in Mongolia offers hope of rebound
13 Sep 2016
Rising debt levels and a cooling economy are among the challenges facing Mongolia’s new government; however, signs of modest recovery are apparent in some sectors of the resource-rich nation.
Economic Update | Malaysia looks to attract more Chinese tourists
8 Sep 2016
As part of a broad national strategy to promote itself as a prime tourism destination, Malaysia has ramped up efforts to court Chinese visitors with a series of initiatives.
