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you are currently viewing:East Asia and Pacific Sees Steady Growth Amid Global UncertaintyOctober 6, 2026-Bold reforms in infrastructure, skills, and policy are needed to maintain growth and turn AI’s potential into jobs.
Growth remains uneven across economies and sectors, while growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating new opportunities, according to the latest bi-annual Economic Update for the region. The report examines both the region’s near-term economic prospects and the transformative-even if still unevenly distributed-role of AI in shaping its future workforce and economies. Across the region, several economies have grown more quickly than anticipated in 2026, propelled by the manufacture and export of high-tech goods that have underpinned a global surge in AI-related activity. The growth forecast for 2026 has been revised up by 1.1 percentage point to 7.4% for Viet Nam, by 0.7 percentage point to 5.1% for Malaysia, and by 0.7 to 2.0% for Thailand. Pacific Island countries-particularly vulnerable to high energy prices and with limited buffers against external shocks-are growing at 2.2%, a 0.5 percentage point slower than previously anticipated. China, the region's largest economy, is growing at 4.4% as domestic demand remains constrained by a soft labor market and ongoing adjustments in the property sector. Source: worldbank.org |
Solactive Launches the Solactive US Mega Technology Focus 12 Index, Providing the Underlying Benchmark for Rakuten Investment Management's New Concentrated Equity Fund
September 25, 2026-Solactive is pleased to announce its first collaboration with Rakuten Investment Management, Inc. with the launch of Rakuten US Technology Concentrated Equity Index Fund, tracking the Solactive US Mega Technology Focus 12 Index (Solactive・米国超大型テクノロジー株式12指数). The fund provides focused exposure to 12 of the largest U.S. technology leaders by total market capitalization
Global X Launched KOSPI 200 ETF (3408/9408 HK) in Hong Kong with the lowest fee[1]
September 15, 2026- The Fund adopts a single management fee structure with annual ongoing charges fixed at 0.49%1, the lowest among Hong Kong peers.
Tracking 200 recognised Korean companies, including global tech leaders at the heart of the AI supply chain.
Australia: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission
September 14, 2026--Australia started 2026 from a position of resilience, but solid domestic demand and the energy-price shock have pushed inflation above target. Growth is expected to moderate as tighter policies and financial conditions take effect.
Returning inflation to target should be the near-term priority. Monetary policy should remain focused on containing inflation risks.
