00:52 - In the past week, we have seen central banks across Asia slashing their interest rates in an attempt to mitigate economic headwindse. We speak to Carlos Casanova, Chief Asia Economist at Coface, about his thoughts on these rate cuts as well as China's economic performance amid the intensifying trade tensions with the US.

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Khoo Hsu Chuang, Wong Shou Ning

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