Mongolian government faces opposition against 30% energy price hike
The opposition announced that they would be submitting a formal demand to the Prime Minister, urging a reversal of this decision.
Rice prices in Bangladesh rising despite ample harvests
Traders in the supply chain denied any responsibility, with retailers blaming wholesalers, who blamed mill owners, who subsequently blamed farmers for raising prices of…
Malaysia’s inflation remains at 2% in July
The rate of increase in the consumer price index (CPI) was slightly below the expectations of market observers, who had projected a 2.1% increase, according to a Reuters poll.
Bhutan’s Inflation drops to 1.84 percent, easing cost of living pressures
The decrease was primarily driven by decrease in prices of communication, housing and utilities, recreation, transport, and education, the National Statistics Bureau stated.
Why cut fuel subsidy for fishers, farmers? Philippine agriculture department asked
Farmers and fishers’ groups have lambasted the lower funding in 2025 for the Department of Agriculture’s fuel subsidy program, which provides a P3,000 one-time allowance to…
Wholesale inflation in India cools to a three-month low of 2.04% in July
The positive rate of inflation in July 2024 is primarily due to increase in the prices of food articles, manufacture of food products, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas,…
Food inflation in Bangladesh tops 14 per cent for first time in 13 years
Part of the reason was a nationwide supply chain disruption caused by weeks of deadly protests that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Inflation falls slightly in Thailand for fourth consecutive month
While overall inflation for the first seven months of 2024 is expected to be a modest 0.11%, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office warns that fluctuations in oil, food and service…
Mongolia records 5.5% inflation rate in July
The inflation impacted by the price of imported goods other than gasoline and fuel by 1.9 units (35.4%) and the price of domestic goods except meat and solid fuel by 3.3 units…
July inflation in the Philippines overshot target, surged to 4.4%
The government attributed the higher inflation to more expensive water, electricity, housing and fuels, whose prices rose by 2.3 percent in June from 0.1 percent. It contributed…