Asian Economies
Asia accounts for 52% of the world’s population and (as of 2016) 39% of the world’s GDP. By the end of the decade Asia will account for 42% of the world’s GDP. Asia takes almost three-quarters of Australia’s exports of goods and services and supplies more than half of Australia’s imports. You simply can’t understand Australia’s long-term economic prospects without a good understanding of what’s happening in the major Asian economies.
Have we passed ‘peak China’?
Asian Economies | 23rd January 2024Saul Eslake’s presentation to colleagues in Independent Economics, which argues that China’s sluggish recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic isn’t just a ‘cylical’ thing, but rather reflects longer-term factors (as well as policy choices) which are likely to result in China’s economy growing by well under 5% per annum in the years ahead, and possibly under […]
Asian elections in 2024
Asian Economies | 10th January 2024A brief look at the candidates and issues in the elections coming up in Taiwan this week, in Indonesia next month, and in India in (most likely) April and May.
Monash University Indonesia and XSPI webinar
Asian Economies, The Australian Economy | 17th May 2022Saul’s presentation to a webinar hosted by Monash University Indonesia and XSPI on 17th May 2022 looking at lessons from the pandemic for Australia and Indonesia.
Indonesia as an investment destination
Asian Economies, Economic Video | 25th November 2021Saul’s presentation to a webinar on “Seizing Post-Pandemic Investment Opportunities in Indonesia” hosted by the Indonesia Investment Promotion Centre in Sydney on 24th November 2021. In this presentation Saul makes the case for Indonesia to be seen as an alternative for countries and companies wanting to reduce their dependence on China, with the IMF forecasting […]
A few quick thoughts about China
Asian Economies | 19th October 2021A short presentation to my colleagues in Llewellyn Consulting about the factors shaping China’s longer-run growth performance and prospects on 20th October 2021
Talk to the annual Australia-Indonesia Business Summit
Asian Economies, Economic Video | 18th October 2021A short talk to the annual Australia-Indonesia Business Summit on 19th October 2021, jointly hosted by the Indonesia Investment Promotion Centre in Sydney and the Australia-Indonesia Business Council, about the improving investment climate in Indonesia, especially for those interested in the health and aged care sectors (which were the focus of this year’s summit)
Papua New Guinea in the Post-Covid World Economy
Asian Economies, The Global Economy | 7th September 2021Presentation to the 2021 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference, 7th September 2021
Peripheral Asia
Asian Economies | 7th July 2021My presentation to the annual meeting of the International Conference of Commercial Bank Economists (ICCBE), held ‘virtually’ (again) this year. It covers all of Asia (except for China and Japan), and including Australia and New Zealand