Sri Lanka

Judging by the latest reports, the Sri Lankan military appear poised to take Kilinochchi, the de facto capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, Tamil Tigers), in what... 2009-01-02

Our sovereign risk ratings for Asia have fallen further since the August 2008 update, with most countries registering lower scores. This reflects BMI's expectations of significantly... 2008-11-21

The Asia-Pacific region will face some stern tests in 2008-10. While we believe that the rise of Asia arguably represents the most significant shift in wealth in five hundred years... 2008-10-31

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