ASEAN Economies Face 'Real' Contagion Risks

Peck Boon Soon, Head of ASEAN Economics, RHB Research Institute

21-Sep-18 09:15

ASEAN Economies Face 'Real' Contagion Risks

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Contagion fears recently sparked a selloff in emerging market assets. Are Malaysia's economic fundamentals resilient enough to offset such risks? Peck Boon Soon weighs in.

RHB Bank, alongside Maybank and CIMB Bank will be jointly hosting an investors conference with the theme ‘Malaysia: A New Dawn’, on 9 October 2018 in Kuala Lumpur.

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Business Analysis, Trends and Forecasts, Markets

Tags: ASEAN, Emerging Markets, Malaysia, Contagion Risks, Fiscal Deficit,

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