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Politics is Scratching Away at Optimism Toward Some of Asia’s Tiger Cubs

In Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, confidence in the economy is giving way to growing angst as politics gets in the way.
The sun sets beyond buildings in Bangkok.Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg
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I’m Malcolm Scott, international economics editor in Sydney. Today we’re looking at how political issues are damping growth across Southeast Asia’s biggest economies. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

In Southeast Asia, politics is again scratching away at optimism toward some of the region’s so-called tiger cubs.