ASEAN pushing global GDP growth
Despite rising trade tensions and geopolitical risks, half of ASEAN’s member states are among the top drivers of global growth.
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook released last week painted a bleak future for the global economy which is in a “synchronised slowdown” and is anticipated to grow 3.0 percent this year – the weakest since the 2008 global financial crisis.
Jason Thomas