Asia Pacific’s data-centre build-out is still accelerating. The region’s development pipeline reached a record 26.5GW in H1 2026, after another...
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Across Asia-Pacific, governments are investing heavily in AI infrastructure, research and skills as they compete to capture the economic opportunities...
Trade economists have long recognised that domestic regulations can affect international trade, even when restricting trade is not their purpose....
There is a growing consensus that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to raise productivity, improve competitiveness, and underpin long-term...
One of the central questions running through technology policy today is deceptively simple: what kind of policy environment allows technology...
One of the great privileges of working in economic consulting is the opportunity to see the same issue from many...
Today, Asia sits second in global data centre market share, behind North America, and the growth in capacity is set...
Research Briefing
Growth in the main economic indicators (GDP, employment, and consumer spending) is likely to be weaker in 2024 than in...
Research Briefing
Our view is that the flurry of elections across Asia this year generally do not look like high-risk events for...
Research Briefing
In 2024, the main influence on Asia is likely to be a global slowdown, particularly in China and the US....
Research Briefing
Our in-house financial conditions index reveals that while overall conditions are tight compared to pre-pandemic levels, Asia's financial conditions have been improving thanks to central banks' pause in rate hikes,...
Research Briefing
Employment growth is likely to slow across Asia Pacific cities in 2023, due to faltering effects of post Covid-19 recoveries...
Research Briefing
Once pent-up demand from post-lockdown fades, we think that Asian economies will settle at lower GDP growth and higher inflation than our pre-pandemic forecasts. This means nominal interest rates are also likely to stay high in 2023-2024.
Aside from Malaysia's BNM meeting and a host of CPI data this week, the closely-watched "Two Sessions" political event will be held in China, trade data from China...
Research Briefing
Export volumes of Asian goods are tumbling at a pace not seen since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. The pandemic slump proved short-lived, but we think the current plunge in exports has further...
Research Briefing
Tokyo is easily the largest Asia Pacific city by GDP, but the big four Chinese cities are catching up. We...
Consulting Report
OTAs generate additional travel demand for accommodation in APAC boosting GDP and job creation. Consumers in APAC also benefit from...
Research Briefing
After five consecutive years of production cuts, Japan's key auto industry looks poised for recovery. Unfilled orders are still elevated,...
