Why business in Asia is changing (for the better)

WHILE attending the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Da Nang, Vietnam last month, I found myself reflecting on just how much has changed since the first Apec meeting in 1989. As 2017 draws to an end, the days of Asia's "Tiger Economies" are fading into the rear-view mirror.

While the rapid rise of Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea have had a remarkable impact on those markets and the global economy as a whole, we see a number of reasons for optimism as the old guard of the earlier economic boom make way for a new generation of Asian entrepreneurs.

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