Industries

The regional outlook remains depressing for H1 2016, as Brazil and Russia still are technically in recession. Slowdown in China and strengthening of the US dollar have weakened global commodity prices. This has severely hampered the South African economy as it is highly reliant on commodity exports. Moreover, continuous inflation and tightening of ...

The economic outlook of the region for H2 2015 does not look promising, as Brazil and Russia continue to be negatively impacted due to lower commodity prices. Devaluation of local currency and softening of Gross Domestic Product growth are anticipated to create further market distortions in China. Persistent high unemployment and decreasing product...

The Excel file presents economic and industry indicators for Rest of World countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

The Excel file presents economic and industry indicators for Rest of World countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

Economies of the Rest of World (RoW) countries including Australia, Argentina, Japan, and South Korea are expected to grow moderately in H2 2015. A modest improvement in labor market conditions is expected to drive growth in Japan. Trade and investment scenario appears to be bullish in Australia in the second half of 2015 after it has signed the lo...

The Excel file presents economic and industry indicators for Rest of World countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

The Excel file presents economic and industry indicators for Rest of World countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

Increase in public expenditure on infrastructure and spur in investment are expected to be the primary growth drivers of the emerging Asia-Pacific region during H2 2015. Other factors that drive growth include rise in investment, growth in public expenditure, robust infrastructural development, and higher employment. While a positive growth outlook...

The emerging Asia-Pacific region will continue to benefit from weakening oil prices through H1 as most of countries in the region are net oil importers. However, poor economic performance by large Asian economies such as China and Japan is expected to pose headwinds to trade prospects in the emerging Asia-Pacific region. The region is expected to m...