We expect monetary policy to continue to diverge across Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2022, with central banks in the advanced APAC economies (apart from...
APAC | Asia supply-chain disruptions easing but challenges remain
Posted by Sian Fenner on Dec 1, 2021
Following an easing in restrictions, Asia production is ramping up to meet strong global demand for consumer goods, auto parts, and electronics....
APAC | ASEAN growth tracker shows growth bottoming out
Posted by Sung Eun Jung on Nov 18, 2021
Real GDP for ASEAN-6 economies1 grew 1.7% y/y in Q3, down from 9.3% in Q2, reflecting both a less favourable base effect and a drop in growth...
APAC | Tallying up how quickly APAC is likely to reopen
Posted by Sian Fenner on Nov 16, 2021
Most APAC economies are shifting towards living with Covid, but the easing of restrictions can be expected to vary across the region. We have...
Singapore | Weaker demographics will slow long-term growth
Posted by Sung Eun Jung on Nov 1, 2021
We forecast a permanent hit to Singapore’s population after two consecutive years of contraction in which border closures restricted regular inflows...
APAC | Recovery Tracker points to stalling momentum
Posted by Lloyd Chan on Oct 20, 2021
Our new monthly Asia Pacific Recovery Tracker shows overall momentum stalling in recent months amid the Delta-driven surge in Covid cases and...
APAC | Weak growth limits inflation worries in the region
Posted by Priyanka Kishore on Oct 20, 2021
Inflation has been elevated in many Asian economies for several months now. Indeed, the Bank of Korea and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have...
Singapore | Resilient growth prompts an early start to tightening
Posted by Sung Eun Jung on Oct 15, 2021
In a surprise move, the Monetary Authority of Singapore today tightened monetary policy by slightly raising the slope of the Singapore Dollar Nominal...
APAC | Pandemic disrupts FDI, but prospects remain positive
Posted by Sian Fenner on Oct 12, 2021
We believe prospects for FDI inflows into APAC over the medium term remain strong, even though pandemic-driven supply disruptions and uncertainties...
APAC | Delta-related drags in 2021 but stronger 2022 in view
Posted by Simon Knapp on Sep 27, 2021
Asia’s economic performance over the next six to nine months will continue to be hugely influenced by developments in the pandemic, probably more so...