Asian Powerhouses

For the past decade, the Asian growth story has been driven by three powerhouses — China, India and Indonesia. Given unprecedented macroeconomic complexities, will China’s latest reform measures be effective in transitioning its economy from one that pushes for ‘growth-at-all-cost’ to one that prioritises quality and sustainability? India faces its own set of problems in balancing growth priorities and inflation, while Joko Widodo’s Indonesia struggles to find the budget to carry out its bold infrastructure plans.

DBS Asian Insights: Healthcare

China / Economics

DBS Asian Insights: Carol Wu, Executive Director and Head of Research of DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited, shares her thoughts on healthcare industry in China.

DBS Asian Insights: Investment Strategy

China / Economics

DBS Asian Insights: Carol Wu, Executive Director and Head of Research of DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited, shares her thoughts on investment strategy.

DBS Asian Insights: China Property

China / Economics

DBS Asian Insights: Carol Wu, Executive Director and Head of Research of DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited, shares her thoughts on China property.

DBS Asian Insights: O2O Marketing

China / Economics

DBS Asian Insights: Carol Wu, Executive Director and Head of Research of DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited, shares her thoughts on O2O Marketing.

DBS Asian Insights: Renminbi (RMB)

China / Economics

In 2014, China engineered RMB depreciation, due to its close-knit relationship with decelerating economic growth, increasing labour costs and RMB market orientation.

DBS Asian Insights:One Belt, One Road

China / Economics

DBS Asian Insights: Chris Leung, Executive Director and Senior Economist, Group Research, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, shares his thoughts on "One Belt, One Road".

DBS RMB Index for VVinning Enterprises

Global / Economics

The first-in-town DBS RMB Index for Winning Enterprises (DRIVE) is a composite index that measures the actual RMB usage and acceptance by local corporations, as well as their sentiment towards future RMB adoption.

3Q Outlook: Bringing Investment Home

Global / Economics

Asia’s investment growth has slowed to a crawl. Investments at home must be raised to turn this trend around or the Asia growth story ends

Yuan: Becoming a Reserve Currency

China / Economics

China is moving ahead with capital account liberalisation, taking the Chinese yuan a step closer to becoming a widely held reserve currency

China: Defining the New Financial Norm

China

DBS Asian Insights: Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, DBS, talks about the increasing pace of financial sector liberalisation in China. In particular, he highlights increasing offshore RMB flows and liberalization of the interest rate regime.

China: AIIB to Test Diplomatic Skills

China / Economics

Despite the fanfare surrounding the establishment of the AIIB, a clear mission statement has yet to be produced. In the words of President Xi, the AIIB would boost growth and improve infrastructure across the region to help fulfil an "Asia-Pacific dream".

China Volatility Continues

Asia / Equities

China’s SHCOMP (Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index) rose after diving earlier in the day, underscoring the red-hot market’s rising volatility. 

8 Things You Need to Know about China’s Rate Cut

China / Insights

China cut interest rates on Sunday, the third time since November 2014. Why does this matter, and who will benefit?

What Is Ahead for Abenomics?

Japan / Economics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enacted bold economic reforms in a bid to revive growth. But do the reforms have teeth?.

China: Defining the New Normal

China / Economics

China’s push for growth-at-any-cost is being replaced with the "New Normal". It will fundamentally change how business and investing are done.

China Recalibrates Monetary Policy

China / Economics

The intention of monetary policy now is not to engineer a V-shaped rebound, but to support a minimum acceptable level of growth.

China's Free Trade Zones

China / Economics

The opening of another free trade zone in China this week is linked to China’s goal of generating quality economic growth.