Africa remains a target as Global South 'land rush' moves to production

Oct 11, 2016 07:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

In 2007, a spike in commodity prices triggered a sudden increase in demand for agricultural land across the world. It was believed that commercial investors in the Global North speculated on a rise in land and commodity...

Improving producer prices, industrial profits remain crucial to alleviate China’s bad loan pressures

Oct 11, 2016 07:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Downside pressures on the Chinese economy, concerning the countrys bad loans are likely to be alleviated by the improvement in producer prices and industrial profits. A further rate cut by the Peoples Bank of China (PBoC)...

Philippines exports continue to decline in August, albeit at a slower pace

Oct 11, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Exports in Philippines continued to decline during the month of August, albeit at a slower pace due to the 11.6 percent rise in shipments of electronic products, which accounted for 53.7 percent of total...

Denmark’s current account surplus revised upwardly, may decrease slightly in coming years

Oct 11, 2016 06:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Denmarks current account surplus has been upwardly revised for 2015 by DKK 46.2 billion, equivalent to a 33 percent rise. This comes to a surplus of around 9.25 percent of the GDP. For the January to July period of this...

India industrial production declines in August on weakness in manufacturing sector

Oct 11, 2016 06:12 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Industrial production in India declined during the month of August, tracking weakness in the countrys manufacturing sector. Moreover, production trends yet so far this fiscal year have disappointed, pointing to an extended...

Indonesia foreign reserves surge to 4-year high in September

Oct 11, 2016 05:41 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Foreign reserves in Indonesia surged to more than a four-year high during the month of September s having risen by close to USD10 billion. This is equal to about 80 percent of total foreign inflows recorded in equities and...

Japan current account surplus widens in August, likely to reach 4 pct of GDP this year

Oct 11, 2016 05:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The current account surplus of Japan impressively widened during the month of August, largely reflecting a pickup in merchandise trade. Also, an improvement in the trade balance on lower import prices inflated the overall...