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2023

2022

Indonesia Q4

Indonesia hit 9-year high with a 5.31% GDP growth in 2022, beating the preceding year’s 3.71%

Fueled by strong domestic purchasing power and booming exports, Indonesia’s GDP continue to outpace the previous year with 5.31% YoY ...
China Q4

China’s GDP slowed to 2.9% (YoY) in Q4 2022

China's economy experienced ups and downs in 2022 due to the unstable Covid policy. The economy grew by 2.9% (YoY) ...
Vietnam Q4

Vietnam’s GDP grew at a rate of 8% in 2022, the highest in 11 years

Vietnam’s GDP rose by 8% in 2022, the highest in 11 years. However, relatively low growth in December and a ...
Indonesia Q3

Indonesia’s GDP grew by 5.72% in Q3, further recovering from last year’s downturn

Indonesia continues to record GDP growth in the July – September period, again beating previous quarters. Yet growth is slightly ...
China Q3

China’s GDP grew by 3.9% (YoY) in Q3 2022

Aided by various government measures, especially the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, China’s GDP advanced 3.9% year-on-year in Q3 2022, surpassing ...
Vietnam Q3

Vietnam’s GDP grew 13.67% (YoY) in the third quarter of 2022

Vietnam's GDP grew at 13.67% (YoY) in the third quarter of 2022, largely helped by a rebound in the manufacturing ...
Indonesia Q2

Indonesia’s GDP grew 5.44% (YoY) in Q2, beating analysts’ expectations

Beating the forecasted 5.17% growth, Indonesia’s GDP grew by 5.44% in the second quarter of the year, the fastest increase ...
China Q2

China’s GDP slowed sharply to 0.4% (YoY) in Q2 following lockdowns and global inflation

China’s GDP declined sharply in Q2 to 0.4% (YoY). Apart from the first quarter of 2020 during the initial covid ...
Vietnam Q2

Vietnam’s GDP grew 7.72% (YoY) in the second quarter of 2022, the highest in 10 years

Vietnam's GDP grew at 7.72% (YoY) in the second quarter of 2022, the highest rate for the same quarter since ...
Indonesia Q1

Indonesia’s GDP grows 5.01% in Q1 2022, fueled by a boom in exports

Indonesia's economic growth remained stable in Q1 2022, as COVID-19 restrictions were further loosened. The recovery in consumption, investment, and ...
China Q1

China’s GDP grew 4.8% year-on-year in Q1, 2022, beating previous expectations

Despite lengthy COVID lockdowns in March in key regions such as Shanghai, data released by the Chinese National Bureau of ...
Vietnam Q1

Vietnam’s GDP eased to 5.03% (YoY) growth in the first quarter of 2022

GDP growth of Vietnam slightly dipped to 5.03% (YoY) in Quarter 1 2022, slowing from the 5.2% growth registered the ...
Investment Outlook Report Indonesia 2022

Investment Outlook Report: Indonesia, 2022

Indonesia provides an attractive destination for investments thanks to its natural resources, strategic location, and large population. In the past ...
Investment Outlook Report China 2022

Investment Outlook Report: China, 2022

Despite a year with economic and financial tensions, and a plethora of restrictions on foreign technology transfers to China, the ...
Investment Outlook Report Vietnam 2022

Investment Outlook Report: Vietnam, 2022

Vietnam is a strong candidate for foreign investors from across the world. Its investor-friendly policies, extensive network of Foreign Trade ...

2021

India Oct-Dec

India’s economy grew by 5.4% in the October-December quarter of 2021

India registered the fifth consecutive quarter of positive growth in the third quarter of FY22. The GDP grew by 5.4%, ...
India Jul-Sep

India’s economy recovered with a 8.4% growth in Q2 FY22, as the pandemic situation improved

India’s economy accelerated in the July-September quarter of 2021, as GDP growth reached 8.4% YoY. The drop in new Covid-19 ...
Indonesia Q4

Indonesia registered a 3.69% GDP growth in 2021, compared to the year before

Powered by the recovering domestic demand, a further easing of COVID-19 curbs, and the global commodity boom, Indonesia’s GDP growth ...
China Q4

China’s economic growth slowed to 4% in Q4 2021, reaching 8.1% in growth for the whole year

China’s economy slowed down in Quarter 4 of 2021, as gross domestic product growth came in at 4% (YoY). The ...
Vietnam Q4

Vietnam’s GDP rebounded sharply in Q4 2021, as factory activities accelerated

Vietnam’s GDP grew by 5.22% (YoY) in Q4, 2021, thanks to eased COVID-19 restrictions and the recovering of economic activities ...
India Apr-Jun

Affected by COVID-19, India still set a record for FDI flows in April-June 2021

Even as a second wave of COVID-19 struck the country, India's economy got back on track in the April-June quarter, ...
Indonesia Q3

Indonesia witnessed a drop in GDP growth to 3.51% (YoY) in Quarter 3, 2021

As harsh lockdowns to contain COVID-19 spikes outweighed the effect of higher commodity prices and trade, Indonesia’s GDP only recorded ...
Vietnam Q3

Vietnam’s GDP slumped to 6.17% (YoY) in Q3 following COVID-19 curbs

Vietnam’s GDP growth slumped to 6.17% (YoY) in the third quarter of 2021, marking the first decline since 2000. The ...
China Q3

China’s economy grew 4.9% in Q3 2021, the slowest growth rate in a year

China’s economy decelerated in the third quarter of 2021, as gross domestic product growth came in at 4.9% (YoY). Zero-tolerance ...
Indonesia Q2

Indonesia’s economy recorded the strongest growth in more than a decade in Q2

In the second quarter of the year, Indonesia pulled out of the COVID driven recession, and recorded its strongest quarterly ...
Vietnam Q2

Vietnam’s GDP increased by 6.61%% in Q2 2021, indicating the nation’s economic recovery

Despite the complications of the pandemic in the past few months, Vietnam’s economy witnessed a 6.61% GDP growth in the ...
China Q2

China recorded a 7.9% GDP growth in Q2 2021, slightly short of a predicted 8.1% increase

With an economic growth powered by strong exports and industrial production, China logged a 7.9% GDP growth (YoY). During the ...
Indonesia Q1

Indonesia experienced a 0.74% GDP decline in Q1 2021

This latest data is a part of a series of diminishing contractions since Q2 2020, implying that Indonesia’s economy is ...
Vietnam Q1

Vietnam’s GDP grew by 4.48% in Q1 2021, underpinned by robust export

As the country gradually returns to normal conditions, Vietnam recorded a 4.48% GDP growth (YoY) in the first three months ...
China Q1

China’s consumption surges during 2021 Spring Festival

In a successful attempt to recover from previous year’s battle with COVID-19, China’s investments in economic activities resulted in a ...

2020

Indonesia Q4

Indonesia president Jokowi signs controversial bill to create one million jobs

Indonesia’s economic performance gradually recovered in Q4 2020, with contraction 2.07% (YoY). Compared to previous quarter, the contraction is a ...
Vietnam Q4

Vietnam’s economy accelerated in Q4 thanks to recovering manufacturing

With a drastic growth in manufacturing, Vietnam’s GDP rose by 4.48% (YoY) in Q4 2020, resulting in an annual GDP ...
China Q4

China’s luxury market booms despite COVID-19

As the world continues to battle COVID-19, China’s economy showed exceptional strength in Q4 2020, even surpassing last year’s figure ...
Indonesia Q3

Indonesia’s economy shows strengthening signs despite economic contraction in Q3

The Indonesian economy showed signs of recovery from its deep shrinkage in the second quarter thanks to the government’s support ...
Vietnam Q3

Vietnam’s economy grows in Q3 2020 compared to previous year

Due to rising manufacturing and exports, Vietnam’s GDP expanded by 2.62% (YoY) in the third quarter of the year, making ...
China Q3

China’s economic recovery gains more momentum in Q3 as it grows 4.9%

China is striving to make its way out of the economic recession caused by the global Corona pandemic. For the ...
China Q2

China’s economy shows signs of recovery as the GDP grows 3.2% in Q2

After the GDP contraction of 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020, China has strived to become the first major ...
Indonesia Q2

Indonesia’s economy suffers sharp downturn in Q2 due to COVID-19

In 2020 Q2, Indonesia witnessed its biggest economic contraction since the Asian financial crisis in 1998. Even though the COVID-19 ...
Vietnam Q2

Vietnam’s economy expanded slightly in Q2 2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic

Due to COVID-19 containment measures, such as social distancing and border closure, Vietnam’s economic expansion slowed down in Q2 2020, ...
Indonesia Q1

Indonesia’s first quarter sees weakest economic expansion since 2001

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many economic activities have been put on hold in Indonesia, leading to a two-decade low ...
China Q1

China’s economy shrank by 6.8% in the first quarter as the country battled pandemic

Following the declining economic growth of 2019, China’s economy was heavily hit by the coronavirus pandemic in Q1 2020, resulting ...
Vietnam Q1

Vietnam’s economic growth hits ten-year low after coronavirus outbreak

Unsurprisingly, the coronavirus had a heavy impact on Vietnam’s economic growth as the outbreak hurt key industries such as tourism ...

2019

China Q3

China’s economy grows at its slowest rate in nearly three decades

As a consequence of cooling domestic demand and continuous tension of the U.S. – China trade war, China’s economy expanded ...
Indonesia Q4

Indonesia’s economic expansion disappoints in Q4 2019 with growth rate hitting three-year low

In the last quarter of the year, Indonesia’s economic expansion came in weak, as the Q4 growth rate fell below ...
China Q4

China’s economy grew by 6.1% in 2019, the lowest annual growth rate in 29 years

In Q4, China’s economy saw its weakest growth in nearly three decades, as both the domestic and global demand remained ...
Vietnam Q4

Vietnam’s economy slowed in Q4 but maintained a 7% growth rate for the full year 2019

Despite benefiting from the trade tensions between the US and China over the past year, Vietnam’s economy saw a slowdown ...
Indonesia Q3

Indonesia’s growth was almost unchanged in the third quarter

The economic growth of Indonesia in the third quarter of 2019 rose by 5.02%, a minimum decrease from the 5.05% ...
China Q3

China’s economy grows at its slowest rate in nearly three decades

As a consequence of cooling domestic demand and continuous tension of the U.S. – China trade war, China’s economy expanded ...
Vietnam Q3

Vietnam’s economy maintains high growth in the third quarter

The Vietnamese economy rose 7.31% in the third quarter YoY, manufacturing, and exports being the main drivers of the economic ...
China Q2

China’s economy continues to face headwinds during the second quarter

The Chinese economy slowed to the weakest growth rate in 27 years. The real GDP slowed to 6.2% in the ...
China Q1

China’s Economic Growth in 2019 Q1 Beat Expectation

The Chinese economy continued to show no signs of a slowdown, despite of the ongoing trade war with the United ...