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ASEAN Speaks

Weekly Briefing: Unpacking 2Q GDP; KL-SG High Speed Rail; PBOC Easing?

Aug 14, 2023
33:13

Our analysts unpack the economic numbers in China, Indonesia and the Philippines and also the downgrade in GDP forecast for Singapore. Over in Malaysia, we expect business as usual after the state elections, and look forward to new policy announcements including any updates on the KL-Sing apore High Speed Rail project. Meanwhile, youth unemployment and under-employment rates remain sticky while informal jobs are at record high. While there were broad-based increases in employment growth across sectors, manufacturing jobs and income growth trended lower.

00:27 - Roundup - Winson Phoon

04:04 - SG GDP downgrade - Chua Hak Bin

07:15 - SG monetary - Chua Hak Bin

08:22 - MY unemployment - Suhaimi Ilias

11:31 - MY 2Q GDP - Suhaimi Ilias

12:49 - MY post-state elections - Suhaimi Ilias

14:28 - CN easing? - Erica Tay

17:00 - PH 2Q GDP - Zamros Dzulkafli

19:27 - PH monetary - Zamros Dzulkafli

20:06 - ID 2Q GDP - Brian Lee

22:35 - ASEAN stocks - Anand Pathmakanthan

24:10 - MY industrial plan - Anand Pathmakanthan

25:59 - MY plantation - Ong Chee Ting

28:56 - KL-SG high speed rail - Ong Chee Ting

31:33 - Shipping - Loh Yan Jin


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