India’s Export Growth Is Shifting Towards Asia and New Growth Markets
H1 2026 export growth was driven increasingly by Asia, Africa and fast-growing markets including Singapore, China and South Africa
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
China’s Wages Have Risen, But Its Cost Advantage Remains
Manufacturing wages have risen almost tenfold since 2000, but remain well below advanced manufacturing economies
China’s Export Growth Is Broadening Across World Regions
China's export engine is expanding across a wider geography without abandoning its traditional markets
ANDAMAN PARTNERS at the Singapore Institute of Directors Annual Conference 2026
ANDAMAN PARTNERS at the Singapore Institute of Directors Conference 2026 in Singapore on 28 August 2026
Asia Moved From Demographic Scale in the 1990s to Global Economic and Trade Centrality in the 2020s
Asia’s share of global GDP and exports expanded sharply to 2025, bringing the region’s influence closer to its demographic scale.
Asia Is Driving the World’s Largest Expansion of Power Generation Capacity
Demand across Asia is driving simultaneous expansion in renewable generation, fossil fuel capacity and electricity grids
The World’s Most Strategic Supply Chain Is Highly Concentrated and Interdependent
Integrated circuits exceed USD 1 trillion in global trade, with supply concentrated in Asia and demand in China, reinforcing structural dependencies.
Asia’s Tech Hubs: Innovation Depth and Startup Scale
Asia’s tech landscape is anchored by a handful of full-stack hubs in China, Japan and South Korea, while India and Singapore drive startup expansion.
Asia’s Growth Engines: Scale, Speed and Opportunity Across Regions
Asia's scale, speed and integration are no longer concentrated in a single core, but spread across multiple, complementary engines.