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.
Asia’s Energy Import Dependence Is Creating Distinct Investment and Growth Profiles
Diverging energy import dependence across Asia is enabling more targeted investment across the region.
Asia’s Fastest-Growing Economies Show Diverging Paths to Scale
Fast-growing Asian economies span frontier markets, manufacturing hubs and large domestic systems, highlighting uneven pathways to scale.
Global Car Markets and the Uneven Transition to Electric Vehicles
Global passenger car sales reached 92 million units in 2025, including more than 20 million EVs, but adoption varies widely across markets.
Central Asia’s Emerging Industrial Economy, Driven by Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan accounts for the region’s economic scale, while Uzbekistan and neighbouring economies are expanding manufacturing and trade.
Asian Real GDP Growth vs Population Growth: Demographics Alone Do Not Explain Asia’s Growth Leaders
Real GDP growth varies widely across Asia despite broadly similar population dynamics.
Global Investment Patterns in 2025 Favoured Infrastructure Over Corporate Expansion
FDI and M&A remained concentrated in Asia and North America, while infrastructure attracted the bulk of project-financed investment.
High-Tech Manufacturing Export Growth Has Shifted to Asia, But China Remains the Industrial Core
China retains unmatched scale at the centre of global high-tech production, while rapid gains in Vietnam, Mexico and other Asian hubs.