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Oct 13, 2023 · October 13, 2023. Strong consumer spending has supported growth in Asia’s three largest economies this year, but there are already signs that the region’s recovery may be running out of steam. We expect growth in Asia and the Pacific to accelerate from 3.9 percent in 2022 to 4.6 percent this year, unchanged from the projection from last April.
Jan 6, 2020 · Why Emerging Economies are so important in the rapid adoption of the world’s digital transformation. This blog post is the first in a multi-part series on Asia’s digital adoption.
Oct 19, 2023 · Asia is the largest of the world’s continents, covering approximately 30 percent of the Earth’s land area. It is also the world’s most populous continent, with roughly 60 percent of the total population. The geographic term “Asia” was originally used by ancient Greeks to describe the civilizations east of their empire.
Mar 26, 2015 · Why did Singapore become an economic success? First, its strategic location and natural harbour helped. It is at the mouth of the Malacca Strait, through which perhaps 40% of world maritime trade ...
Jul 24, 2020 · Singapore’s success is venerated across Africa. The city-state used the crisis arising from its from the Malaysian Federation in 1965 to focus relentlessly on national growth and development ...
The spectacular growth of many economies in East Asia over the past 30 years has amazed the economics profession and has evoked a torrent of books and articles attempting to explain the phenomenon. Articles on why the most successful economies of the region Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan Province of China have grown, to say the least ...
Asia is the biggest producer of rice in the world, and rice remains an important commodity of intraregional trade. It is an important export item for countries such as Thailand, Pakistan, and Vietnam. The countries of Transcaucasia and Central Asia, members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, still trade largely within the former Soviet ...
