Thailand’s experience illustrates the intricate relationship between monetary policy and household debt, examined through a framework that separates changes in debt into net new borrowing and the Fisher effect. Findings show that monetary policy generates intertemporal trade-offs: while easing measures can relieve short-term debt burdens, they also stimulate long-term debt accumulation.

Indonesia’s Batam, Bintan and Karimun (BBK) islands present a strategic yet underutilized gateway for boosting Australian investment into Southeast Asia’s largest economy. While Australia’s outbound investment into Indonesia remains low despite recent growth, leveraging Singapore’s infrastructure, connectivity, and business familiarity offers a promising path forward.

Indonesia’s political economy has shifted from the promises of neoliberal globalisation toward a deeply entrenched oligarchic order, where dynastic politics and elite networks dominate governance and resource allocation.

Thailand offers a dynamic business environment marked by its strategic geographic position, well-developed infrastructure, and supportive investment policies. The country provides multiple pathways for establishing entities, backed by government incentives that promote foreign direct investment across priority sectors.

Thailand exhibits clear signs of aggregate herd behavior in its equity market, particularly during times of financial turbulence and negative market returns. The study finds that firm-specific information—measured through return residual, return skewness, and information discreteness—plays a pivotal role in shaping such behavior.

Anutin Charnvirakul, newly endorsed as Thailand’s prime minister, faces an unusually fragile mandate shaped by a Memorandum of Agreement with the People’s Party (PP), which conditions his leadership on five key pledges: dissolving the House within four months, initiating constitutional reform via referendum and an elected drafting assembly, accelerating charter amendments, refraining from forming a majority government, and accepting PP’s role as the opposition.

Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa steps into the role of Indonesia’s new finance minister at a challenging time, tasked with navigating a 2026 budget already constrained by President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programs while needing to boost tax revenues by 13.5% without rate hikes and cut the fiscal deficit to 2.48% of GDP.

Chief People Officers are playing an increasingly strategic role in driving business resilience, transformation, and growth. While short-term labour markets show caution due to economic volatility, geopolitical tensions, and rapid technological shifts, the longer-term focus is on workforce transformation and organizational adaptability.

Thailand’s economic growth from 1995 to 2019 was strongly influenced by tourism revenue, visa exemption policies, and trade flows, all of which showed significant positive correlations with GDP, while unemployment had a negative impact.