Authorities are focusing on boosting traditional growth drivers such as investment, consumption, and exports while implementing a broad array of policy measures to maintain economic momentum.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 500-million-USD policy-based loan to further help strengthen the Philippines’ efforts to tackle climate change.

RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) forecast that the Malaysian economy possibly faces formidable challenges in the remaining months of this year amidst soft global demand and other headwinds.

Vietnam’s economic growth is likely to rebound in 2024 and 2025, according to Dorsati Madani, Senior Economist at the World Bank (WB).

Thailand’s GDP growth forecast for 2020 has been set at 2.5-3 percent by Kasikorn Research Centre (K-Research) as compared to 2.8 percent growth seen this year.