Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Vietnam’s consumer income is expected to more than double by 2040, facilitated by robust economic growth. Purchasing power will be largely concentrated in the hands of younger generations. Generations Y and Z are expected to shape luxury-spending…
Over the long term, the consumer market in Sri Lanka is forecast to expand at a faster pace compared to regional countries, thanks to economic reforms and a gradual transition towards a more urbanised economy built around manufacturing and services…
Rapid population expansion in Laos in 2021-2040 will be driven solely by positive rates of natural increase. Ageing will accelerate in the future, even though Laos will remain relatively young in a regional context due to its comparatively high birth…
The number of households is set to increase moderately in Sri Lanka over 2021-2040, with couples with children remaining the dominant household type. While household earnings will reach pre-pandemic levels by 2022, the fastest household expenditure…
The number of households is set to increase moderately in Vietnam over 2021-2040, with couples with children remaining the dominant household type. While household earnings have already recovered from the COVID-19 impact, the fastest household…
Population expansion will be rapid in Pakistan in 2021-2040 with natural increase driving this trend. Although birth rates will decline over this timeframe, they will remain elevated, ensuring Pakistan continues to be a young country in a regional…
Rapid population expansion in 2021-2040 will be driven by natural increase. The ageing trend will accelerate; however, Myanmar will remain relatively young in a regional context and if prepared it could take advantage of a demographic dividend over…
In Pakistan, per capita income levels are forecast to rise at a slower pace than the Asia Pacific average and remain among the lowest among regional peers by 2040. Lack of skills, a large informal sector, low female employment and slow social…
The briefing takes a global perspective of the key trends occurring in cities over 2016 to 2021. It goes on to provide forecast level data and insights for cities over 2021-2040, covering areas such as the economic, population and consumer spending…
The global 2021 real GDP growth baseline forecast has remained roughly unchanged over the last quarter at 5.8% and real GDP growth of 4.7% in 2022. The stable 2021 global outlook combines major upwards revision to the Eurozone, Brazil and Mexico…
This briefing examines how the construction and real estate industry is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of construction and real estate output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports,…
The digital revolution has been rewiring retail for years. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this transition as e-commerce became the default setting for many homebound consumers. The crisis-inspired surge in e-commerce is leading to a permanent…
The global economic outlook continues to improve in Q2 2021, though a two-speed recovery is taking shape as developed economies are set to bounce back quicker while the slow vaccine rollout in developing countries is delaying their recovery. The main…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led to greater use of digital wallets, as consumers shifted away from cash for online and in-store payments. With gaps in financial services, increased user functions on digital wallets are challenging banks to…
The global economic outlook has improved since Q1 2021. Global real GDP growth in 2021 is now expected to be the fastest in more than 40 years, at 5.8% (a 0.5 percentage points upgrade relative to the Q1 forecast), followed by 4.5% growth in 2022 (a…
Investments into digital technologies and industry 4.0 are transforming economies and consumer behaviour. The briefing examines how digitalisation manifests in manufacturing, mobility, education and consumer lifestyles to improve business…
This report provides an overview of the global trends in sustainability that will shape the post COVID-19 world, from climate action and the decarbonisation of the economy to circular businesses, organic and regenerative agriculture and the global…
The global recession of 2020 was milder than expected with global real GDP in 2020 contracting by 3.6%. The global economic outlook has substantially improved since the end of 2020. Global real GDP growth in 2021 is expected to be 5.3%. The global…
The aggregate global real GDP growth baseline forecast has remained roughly unchanged since Q3 2020, with a projected contraction of 4.7% in 2020, followed by 5.1% growth in 2021. The end of 2020 is seeing the emergence of regional second waves…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has slowed down economic growth and has triggered significant interruption to urban economic growth, raising unemployment, reducing consumer spending and cutting local government finances. Cities are the engines of…