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Asia's Growth Story
Asia / GDP
How much capital flows out of Asia in the near future will depend on the strength of the US economy, the weakness of the Chinese economy, and how close Asia is to the realities of 1997.
Singapore / Equities
The Singapore market remains fragile and susceptible to macro events unfolding over the next two months. As such, we advise investors to be tactical.
Asia / Equities
We are now underweight on Asian markets, reflecting our cautious stance as we see a long list of risks that could emerge in the coming months.
Singapore, Economics
Singapore has enjoyed remarkable growth in its first 50 years and is now one of the world's richest countries per capita. But how can Singapore stay relevant for the next 50 years?
Global / Insights
The DBS Asian Insights Conference 2015 report brings to you key insights distilled from conversations with Asia’s top government and business leaders regarding the exciting possibilities in Asia as it continues to transform and mature.
Asia, China, Digital Banking
DBS Asian Insights: Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, DBS, talks about volatility for China’s equities market and the reforms in Asia. He also shares his views on the risks facing the global banking sector and how digital banking will look like in 5 years.
Asia, Banking
DBS Asian Insights: Tan Su Shan, Group Head, Consumer Banking & Wealth Management, DBS Bank, weighs in on the investor sentiments for the China market sell off. She also shares her views on how digital disruption and the sliver tsunami trends will affect the bank’s growth strategy.
Singapore / Economics
Singapore's severe labour crunch has taken its toll on the manufacturing and services sectors, with the risk of a prolonged services slowdown bringing down the GDP forecast for the year.
Asia, Markets, Economics
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta shares key highlights from the discussions at the fifth installment of DBS Asian Insights Conference held on 10 July 2015.
Asia's Growth Story
Singapore's leaders have been working to shift its model away from centralized control toward encouraging new businesses, including providing venture capital to start-ups. But it isn't clear how well that will serve the city-state.
Asia
DBS Chief Economist, David Carbon explains how Asia’s size and growth are going to be the biggest Gamechanger of all. Even with a slower growth rate, Asia is set to put three eurozones on the map in the next 25 years.
South Korea / GDP
Given the lingering drag from the exports slowdown and the fresh threat of MERS, Korea’s growth outlook seems murky.
Global / Economics
Asia’s investment growth has slowed to a crawl. Investments at home must be raised to turn this trend around or the Asia growth story ends.
South Korea / GDP
South Korea’s official growth forecasts are set to be downgraded as the economy struggles with sluggish exports and the MERS outbreak.
Asia / Economics
Asia-10 growth in real fixed capital formation has fallen below 3% per year and that simply won’t sustain the kind of GDP growth needed to raise incomes and employ growing populations. Much of the great investment slowdown is ‘structural’ – owing to the steady rise in incomes over the past few decades.
Singapore / Economics
Things are slowing as the island state turns 50 and its economy matures. What can Singapore do to revive productivity?
Asia / Economics
With the global economy in such mediocre shape, every scrap of export growth matters, pushing Asian exporters to explore markets in Latin America and Emerging Europe.
Global / Economics
Most Asian currencies have clung to the US dollar more than they should have. This is not necessarily, or even generally, a good thing.
Global / Economics
Many think the US is taking off while both Europe and Japan are headed over the cliff. But the real divergence in the global economy is due to Asia’s growth.
Asia / Economics
US rate hikes are looming and the oil price is low. Some fear contagion yet Asia looks more than able to cope in 2015..
