Rollercoaster ride for South-east Asia as opportunities mount amid superpower spat

IT is not just the US and Europe that have been experiencing waves of political and economic uncertainty over the last year - Asia-Pacific has encountered its own fair share too.

Though this part of the world has endured a rollercoaster ride in 2018, we continue to see sustained growth allied with strong opportunities in the years to come.

The trade war between China and the US is creating vast uncertainty in the region. We are thankful to see the truce agreed by both countries because as South-east Asia is an integral part of the Chinese supply chain, we are very exposed to this trade war, especially with inter-regional trade accounting for almost 60 per cent of its overall business.