Research Briefing
From Seoul to Delhi and Shanghai, Asia’s urban centres are rapidly overtaking global rivals as living standards soar. What will...
Research Briefing
From Seoul to Delhi and Shanghai, Asia’s urban centres are rapidly overtaking global rivals as living standards soar. What will...
Our Global Cities Index shows that whilst Southern Asian cities do not top the overall rankings, they are important global...
Our Global Cities Index shows that whilst Southern Asian cities do not top the overall rankings, they are important global...
Research Briefing
We forecast Indian cities to outpace the rest of APAC in terms of GDP growth over the medium term (2024-28)....
In this infographic, we present the themes that are crucial to location decisioning in 2024 and pinpoint potential bright spots.
Research Briefing
Cities dominate the global economy. Today, 19 cities have achieved urban economic powerhouse status, with annual GDP greater than $500...
Consulting Report
Our latest report delves into the transport challenges limiting women’s economic participation in the Sri Lankan economy and explores the...
We forecast that Tokyo Prefecture will remain Asia Pacific's largest city in GDP terms until 2034, before being overtaken by...
Research Briefing
Economic growth will generally remain subdued across major APAC cities in 2024. Nevertheless, we think that some cities will stand...
Research Briefing
Office-based sectors have been the key driver of economic growth across APAC’s key cities over the last 10 years. We...
Research Briefing
Tokyo is easily the largest Asia Pacific city by GDP, but the big four Chinese cities are catching up. We...
Research Briefing
Inflation in Asia over the past year has by and large been a story of external supply shocks, rather than...
Research Briefing
Bengaluru's and Hyderabad’s economies will most likely continue to outperform their Asia Pacific and Indian peers in terms of growth...
Research Briefing
While few observers expect to see any growth surprise in Japan, some have started to wonder whether global inflation may...
Research Briefing
The semiconductor cycle has already turned and is likely to continue softening into next year. As the world's largest producer...
Research Briefing
Reopening pressures have increased, as recent protests test policymakers' resolve to stick to the current zero-Covid approach.
Research Briefing
Many cities in the world's advanced economies will enter recession in 2023, with soaring inflation and tightening monetary and fiscal...
Research Briefing
Policies aimed at managing China's housing slump have led investors to query the shape and depth of a market correction....
Research Briefing
We think China's exit from its zero-Covid policy will only happen in H2 2023 - a more cautious view than...
Research Briefing
2023 is likely to be a difficult year for most Asian economies with growth slowdowns, stubborn inflation, and sticky policy...