Research Briefing
Chinese outbound travel finally restarted in 2023. This re-opening was keenly anticipated by global destinations, given the significance of China...
Research Briefing
Chinese outbound travel finally restarted in 2023. This re-opening was keenly anticipated by global destinations, given the significance of China...
Research Briefing
The IMF's forecast still looks too optimistic over the next 2 years in our view. The impact of bank funding...
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
Supply chain stress continued to ease in February despite stronger-than-expected economic growth. Supply chains could return to pre-pandemic conditions by...
The late December announcement of China’s intention to re-open its borders for travel took the international community by surprise, with...
Research Briefing
Spring festival spending data showed consumer spending in China clearly now on an uptrend, but as we've argued before, this will not last.
With Covid-related restrictions now removed, the Chinese economy is due for a bounce. In consensus thinking, much of that uptick...
Research Briefing
We now incorporate a faster recovery from the post-Covid exit wave and raise our 2023 full-year GDP growth forecast to...
Research Briefing
China’s late December announcement to reopen its borders in January 2023 came as a surprise to the international community and...
Research Briefing
While China's sooner-than-expected reopening has led some to pencil in a more robust rebound in 2023, we are more cautious.