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Economic update | Can infrastructure projects drive emerging markets’ Covid-19 recoveries?
24 Mar 2021
Many emerging markets are turning towards infrastructure development to stimulate the economic recovery from the coranvirus pandemic, with a particular focus on green and sustainable developments.
Economic update | Will South-east Asia’s tech giants turn to SPACs to boost post-pandemic growth?
18 Mar 2021
South-east Asia is seeing a wave of interest in special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, with various major tech players considering them as a means to fast-track public listings. In parallel to this, several exchanges in the region are moving to allow SPAC listings, with a view to boosting post-coronavirus growth.
With Covid-19 facilitating the widespread adoption of remote working practices, some emerging markets are seeking to attract digital nomads through a series of incentives and special visas.
– Global supply chains severely disrupted by Covid-19
– Multinationals turn to China +1 and nearshoring
– Worldwide increase in regionalisation and localisation
– Major regional trade deals signed or accelerated
– Thailand and Malaysia led the region in terms of government stimulus
– Key digital solutions were developed in food delivery, education, health care and finance
– Despite falling globally, M&A increased in Asia throughout the year
– Emerging markets in ASEAN stand to benefit from the supply chain shift away from China