Asia’s Manufacturing Momentum Is Shifting in 2026
India leads despite slowing in 2026; Thailand is gaining momentum; China is stabilising and Indonesia is slipping back into contraction
India leads despite slowing in 2026; Thailand is gaining momentum; China is stabilising and Indonesia is slipping back into contraction
Manufacturing wages have risen almost tenfold since 2000, but remain well below advanced manufacturing economies
China's export engine is expanding across a wider geography without abandoning its traditional markets
Digitally delivered services now account for 55% of commercial services exports and are growing nearly twice as fast as goods trade
ANDAMAN PARTNERS outlines and unpacks some of the broad shifts and fine intricacies of China’s economic development and transition.
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