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Singapore will lead in South-east Asian fintech

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Recent developments in South-east Asian fintech.

Financial stability fears rise as ‘everything’ rallies

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INTERNATIONAL

There are fears of a bubble reminiscent of the 1990s dot-com mania. The froth is most apparent in US stock markets, where retail traders are wielding increasing influence…

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016.

Prospects for the global economy in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Europe and the United States may slip back into recession in the northern hemisphere winter. If vaccination succeeds, the advanced economies will recover robustly from mid-2021…

China domestic stimulus and exports to spur 5% growth

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CHINA

The property crisis is at the heart of the slowdown, creating spillovers to almost all other sectors. Pressure is building on the government to implement more stimulus or risk…

Rising power prices raise risk of economic instability

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INT

Base effects, pent-up demand and restored supply were expected to deliver above-trend growth in 2022-23, erasing the impact wrought by the pandemic in 2020-21. However, surging…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2020

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PROSPECTS 2020 H2

COVID-19 dominates the scenarios for the next six months, which range from a swift sharp recovery to another dramatic fall in activity. Policy responses, financial markets…

Greece’s virus recovery forecasts are over-optimistic

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GREECE

The authorities are gradually lifting pandemic-induced restrictions. The need to protect public health has given way to preserving the productive capacity so painfully built up…

Poland's economic outlook will be uncertain under PiS

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POLAND

Amid an ongoing constitutional crisis, the Law and Justice (PiS) government, which was sworn into office on November 16, has been busy revising fiscal targets and agreeing draft…

Vietnam will likely miss 2023 GDP growth target

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VIETNAM

GDP growth slowed to 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter. The slowdown was mainly due to the decline in exports, with Vietnam’s top export markets -- the United States, the EU…