ASEAN: A Strategic Region With Rising Relevance
ASEAN: A Region Gaining in Global Relevance For many Asian companies looking to expand into new markets, targeting the Association…
India’s Reforms Are Gradual, Positive
Policy Changes Slow, But Impact Positive For Investors To many investors, policy changes in India have not come fast enough.…
China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Is Gaining Traction
Foreign Investment Could Double By 2020, Positive For Global Growth While still a confusing concept to some in the West,…
Standard Chartered’s Global Economic Outlook
“We are entering the next phase of China‘s globalization.” According to Marios Maratheftis, chief economist with global investment bank Standard…
Global Economy: Complacency, Asia Is A Bright Spot
Put a frog in boiling water and it will immediately jump out. But place it in cold water and raise…
Asia Poised For A Greater Role In Africa’s Future
Western governments and multinationals have played a significant role in Africa’s growth in the past, with the European Union being…
China Real Estate: Are Tougher Times Ahead?
A significant segment of China’s property market could dampen in the second half of 2016 as sentiment among developers shows signs…
ASEAN: The Quest For Economic Integration
The buzz around the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community (AEC) implemented at the end of 2015 seems to…
Emerging Markets Will Rebound From “Brexit”
Our [Standard Chartered] big theme for 2016 is retreat, regroup, rebound. We expected emerging markets to come under pressure early in…
Transforming Trade in Africa
For a continent as big and diverse as Africa, regional integration is a mammoth task. But the longer African nations…
Growth Potential of Asset Management in Asia
Asia’s asset management industry has gained rapid momentum in recent years, outpacing growth anywhere else in the world. Liberalization, deepening capital…
