Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan rupee saw a sharp depreciation on September 30, suggesting that the LKR107.80/US$ peg that has prevailed since the end of 2007 may be becoming increasingly untenable.... 2008-10-01

BMI View: In view of the sharp falls in Asian currencies lately, we have been forced to re-assess our end-2008 and even end-2009 forecasts. We see further declines in the short term.... 2008-09-18

Asia seems set to feel the pain of high inflation, a weaker external environment, and political uncertainty for some months to come, even if commodity prices head lower. As such,... 2008-08-08

Asian economies are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the unprecedented strength currently being witnessed across the commodities universe - in particular the soaring... 2008-07-07

With inflationary waves battering the South Asia region and attendant pressure to tighten monetary policy, it is little surprise that local debt yields have climbed sharply in recent... 2008-07-02

The short-term outlooks for the Stock Exchange of Thailand Index (SETI) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) index are poor, with both indices having dropped below key support levels.... 2008-06-18

BMI View: We believe that the impact across Asia of any potential currency crisis in Vietnam would probably be limited, given that virtually all the countries in the region are better... 2008-06-17