But economists say the fall in oil prices is helping economies in Asia. Andrew Colquhoun is with Hong Kong-based Fitch Ratings. "Most Asia-Pacific economies are oil importers and therefore the decline in oil prices is kind of equivalent to a kind of income gain ..."__________________________Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia all are moving to reduce oil price supports, or subsidies, which are often a major part in government spending.但是经济学家称石油价格的下降对亚洲经济有所帮助.安德鲁`科洪是香港惠誉国际评级的一员."大部分亚太经济体都是石油进口国,因此,石油价格的下降在某种程度上等于是增加了亚太经济体的收入..."________________________泰国、马来西亚和印度尼西亚会减少石油的资金扶持或者补助,而用在石油上的这部分资金占政府支出的主要部分.
