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Highlights on the economic calendar from Newsquawk

KUALA LUMPUR: OCBC Treasury Research has forecasted Malaysia’s gross domestic product growth to slow to 4.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the second quarter to the fourth quarter this year (2Q-4Q 2023) from 5.6 per cent in 1Q as an external sector slowdown remained underway.

The monetary policy committee (MPC), which is responsible for fixing the benchmark interest rate in India, is currently meeting. What are the odds the committee would further hike key policy rates? Mint explains the options and their implications

Government is also considering measures to expand export credit and insurance cover, encourage services exports

The Vietnamese economy is expected to continue facing obstacles in the time ahead due to unfavourable factors locally and globally, the World Bank said in its November economic update released on November 16.

Government data released this week showed that in the third quarter of this year, Hong Kong's economy contracted 4.5 percent from the same period in 2021

Government data released this week showed that in the third quarter of this year, Hong Kong's economy contracted 4.5 percent from the same period in 2021

China’s shipping industry has reported a 60 per cent drop in freight rates, as congestion linked to Covid-19 eases globally and the country’s foreign trade slows down.