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Asia Desk produces an annual flagship publication, the Southeast Asian Economic Outlook (SAEO) , and publishes "This Quarter in Asia" on a quarterly basis based on regular updates of the Asian Business Cycle Indicators.
SAEO provides:
• A five-year economic outlook for the region, based on the Medium-term Projection Framework;
• Assessment of the structural policy reforms identified in national plans, through country notes and the Structural Policy Performance Indicators and;
• Short-term macroeconomic trends, including macroeconomic climate and potential risks to the outlook.
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29-Nov-2011
Growth for the six Southeast Asian economies, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, will be 5.0% in 2011, and is projected to be 5.6% during 2012- 2016, 2% lower than in 2010.
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The 2011/12 edition of the Southeast Asian Economic Outlook (SAEO) will be launched in Jakarta on 29 November, 2011 at the occasion of the regional seminar on “The Economic Outlook and Policy Challenges of Southeast Asia.”
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10-Oct-2011
Asia’s growth will moderate in the coming months according to the latest Asian Business Cycle Indicators (ABCIs).
Global uncertainty casts a shadow over Asian economies with deterioration in business and consumer sentiments and a negative reaction in financial markets.
Asian countries need to be vigilant over macroeconomic management amid big uncertainty in the coming months.
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14-Jun-2011
In general, ASEAN economies show resilience in growth in the second quarter of 2011 according to the latest Asian Business Cycle Indicators (ABCIs). Malaysia and Thailand show upward movement in business cycles. Some signs of slowing appeared in China and India. Coping with inflationary pressures remains a key policy challenge in the region.
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11-Apr-2011
Mr. Joseph Zveglich, Assistant Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank presented the key findings of the report. OECD Development Centre, Economics Department, Development Cooperation Directorate and IFRI provided comments. According to the report, Asia is forecast to grow by 7.8% in 2011 and 7.7% in 2012. The region faces two critical challenges-inflation pressures and capital flows. The importance of South-South links was also highlighted. This event brought together a large number of participants within OECD as well as the audience coming from Southeast Asian countries.
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10-Mar-2011
Overall, ASEAN economies are likely to maintain the growth momentum in the first quarter of 2011 according to the latest Asian Business Cycle Indicators (ABCIs). In particular, relatively positive developments in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand are associated not only with strong export demand but also sound domestic demand and improved business sentiment. The recovery of China’s economy is driven by robust investment. Activity is showing some signs of slowing in India.
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14-Mar-2011
The OECD Development Centre's Head of regional desks Kiichiro Fukasaku participated as a lead discussant to Session II "Current Pledges to Curb Emissions and National Strategies for Promoting Green Growth" of the two-day International Workshop on "Climate Change and Green Asia". This session aimed to discuss the strategies being formulated/implemented by emerging economies, the economic and developmental benefits of such strategies as well as to identify potential areas for policy intervention.
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