Next Week in China: 17-21 February 2025
Next week, there are few data releases scheduled for mainland China, and these include the monthly MLF and LPR data.
Sound Economies with Mel & Peter: 13 February 2025
The tech sector is driving another stock market rally — only this time, Chinese developers are leading the way. We discuss how DeepSeek is powering a bull market for Chinese tech stocks and heating up the EV arm’s race between... Read More →
Breeding ‘unicorns’ in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has evolved into a fertile breeding ground for startups. Does the region have what it takes to nurture these startups to grow into unicorns and become full-fledged listed companies?
Nusantara: Site of Indonesia’s future economic development?
Former President Joko Widodo’s bold move to develop Nusantara in East Kalimantan as Indonesia’s new capital city has drawn some criticism. However, the decision to relocate the capital from Jakarta represents a hope to hasten the country’s economic development.
Philippine BPOs navigate way forward with generative AI
The outsourcing industry contributed nearly USD 30 billion to the Philippine economy in 2023. How will this change in the face of AI and rapid automation?
Malaysia taps into the potential of renewable energy
With the renewable energy industry’s contribution of MYR 25 billion (USD 5.79 billion) to GDP in 2023, Malaysia targets to expand the sector’s share to MYR 220 billion (USD 50.23 billion) by 2050. Expectations aside, is there significant market potential for this sector in the long run?
China and ASEAN Quarterly Q1 2025
We ring in the Lunar New Year with the release of our latest China & ASEAN Quarterly magazine.
Investments wanted for Thailand’s property, construction sectors
Thailand has eased foreign ownership limits for condominiums and land leases in an attempt to perk up domestic home sales. Will this be enough to fuel a resurgence of the property sector?
The future of big tech companies in China
Can technology startups grow too big for one country to handle? For the Chinese government, the answer is yes.
Spotlight on China’s wealthiest
The Chinese government is putting the spotlight on wealthy individuals and companies to conduct self-evaluations of their income tax payments, a move meant to shore up additional public revenues.