VOL. XLIV

No 32

6-August-2001

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Slowdown Curbs Oil Demand In Malaysia, Thailand AndPhilippines, Says PFC

Economic slowdown in the US andJapan is having a knock-on effect on the key ASEAN economies Malaysia, Thailandand the Philippines, according to the Petroleum Finance Company (PFC) ofWashington. In a report Is This Round Twoof the Asian Crisis? published on 26 July, PFC warns that due to globalrecession Malaysias oil demand will grow only slightly this year, while Thaiand Philippine...