ASEAN economic ministers gathered in Taguig on March 13 and formally warned that the Hormuz crisis is driving up freight, insurance, and logistics costs across the bloc.
SGX plans futures linked to sovereign bonds in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and India. US dollar-settled contracts targeting global institutional investors.
The Lao fuel support fund is now being drawn down at scale. Between LAK 300–600 billion in allocations are being deployed to stabilize prices. The question is how long the fund can hold.