In the media | 01 Dec 2022
Nikkei Asia: Southeast Asian leaders must take more care with food policy
James Lambert, Director of Economic Consulting for Asia and Thang Nguyen, Lead Economist Macro Consulting at Oxford Economics discuss export bans, new taxes and subsidy cuts that challenge the vital industrial sector with Nikkei Asia
Read the article below:
To download our latest reports for Asia-Pacific, please check Resource Hub – Oxford Economics.
Tags:
You may be interested in
Post
Oxford Economics Expands Regional Presence with the Launch of Japanese Website
Oxford Economics, the world’s leading independent economic advisory firm, is excited to announce the launch of its new Japanese website. This important milestone reflects our ongoing commitment to broadening our presence in key regional markets and strengthening our ability to provide localised, high-quality economic insights to businesses and decision-makers in Japan.
Find Out More
Post
Japan’s on course for July rate hike, but risk of June increases
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its policy rate at 0.50% at Wednesday's meeting, as expected. Despite a marginally higher increase in pay than last year at the first round of the spring wage negotiations, our baseline view is for the BoJ to hike its policy rate only gradually due to concerns about the capacity of small firms to raise wages and the lacklustre rate of consumption.
Find Out More
Post
Japan’s supply-driven food inflation to persist longer than expected
We have revised our CPI forecast upwards for this year and next, due to more persistent supply side-driven food inflation, led by soaring prices of rice. Despite the significant revision to the short-term inflation path, we don't expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to react with a rate hike.
Find Out More