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Ron Insana says economic windstorms are blowing around the world

In the summer of 1997, Thailand’s currency collapsed, rapidly followed by a currency crisis that spread throughout many countries in Asia.


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Businesses see geopolitical tensions as the biggest threat to the global economy right now, according to the latest survey by Oxford Economics.


Malaysia’s trade for March declines 1.6% to RM232.72 bil

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Malaysia’s trade performance has declined for March 2023, with trade falling by 1.6% to RM232.72 billion, exports declining by 1.4% to RM129.71 billion and imports decreasing by 1.8% to RM103.01 billion, according to the Malaysia


Asia’s growth will outpace both the U.S. and Europe this year, Morgan Stanley says

Asia’s economic growth will outpace both the U.S. and Europe this year, led by strong domestic demand, according to Morgan Stanley.


Banks in ‘more precarious situation’ creating risks for global growth, IMF chief economist warns

Interest rate rises have increased banks’ vulnerabilities — and their response presents a significant risk to global growth, the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist warned Tuesday.


ARBC: Sustainable natural rubber production should not come at cost of smallholders' livelihoods

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Developing sustainable natural rubber (NR) should encompass the economic and well-being concerns of the rubber smallholders and not solely confined to the environmental and deforestation issues, said the Asean Rubber Business Coun


INTERNATIONAL RUBBER ASSOCIATION

SECRETARIAT

THE THAI RUBBER ASSOCIATION

  45, 47 Chotivithayakul 3 Road, Hatyai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand

  +66 74 429311, +66 74 429011-2

  +66 74 429312

  secretariat@irainfo.org