Asia
Chinese FDI into Europe and North America down 18% in H1
Chinese FDI into Europe and North America down 18% in H1
Only US$12.3b was invested into these regions, the lowest activity level since 2014.
APAC high net-worth wealth down 5% in 2018
China accounted for 53% of the region’s decline.
Asia's venture capital deal value hit US$129b in 2018
China leads the pack with $145.6b (US$107b) made from 4,281 deals.
Can Malaysia revive its weakening construction sector?
It has resumed its shelved mega projects.
Chinese cinema revenues to hit US$15.5b by 2023
The segment is tipped to grow at a CAGR of 9.4% over the next five years.
Japan dominates Philippine construction investment: report
China may soon erode Japanse funding dominance after it pledged $32.7b (US$24b) of investments for the next decade.
Taiwan's economic growth forecast down 2.1%
Export growth is expected to shrink by 3.0% as demand for electronics and private consumption declines.
Online grocery market in Asia to skyrocket 198% to US$295b by 2023
South Korea, Japan, and China are poised to have the most established online grocery market.
India's car sales to accelerate by 9.1% by end 2019
The results of the elections and consequent economic reforms are helping the market recover.
China's property market to rebound in H2 2019
Over 36,000 new houses were sold in 30 cities in mid-June.
India's construction industry growth to slow to 6.7% in 2019
Project delays result in cost overruns, with multi-state projects being hit the hardest.
Chinese passenger car sales may crash to 250,000 units by end-2019
Demand is likely to remain subdued in the second half of the year.
China's home property market to witness 3.4% growth through 2028
It already rose 16.8% YoY in April 2019.
Property investments in Guangzhou and Shenzhen rose to $61.91b in 2018
Guangzhou accounted for 60% of transactions of over $113.39m.
Tokyo remained as most liquid property investment market in Q1
Acquisitions by J-REITs during the quarter were 30% higher than the quarterly average since 2014.
APAC's property market hit record $45b of investments in Q1
Growth was driven by China where real estate investments surged to $17b.
SEA may lose business appeal as minimum wage skyrockets 82% in 2019
To mitigate cost impact, firms could embrace AI or start operations in Africa or South Asia.
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