ATI Magazine June-July 2016

ATI Magazine June/July 2016 issue
Debt weighs on China – Many economists now agree that Beijing will show ‘forbearance’ towards China’s distressed corporate borrowers, but they believe Beijing will not be able to forestall a collapse of business and consumer confidence should an unforeseen ‘black swan’ event occur. This could come in the form of fraud in peer-to-peer lending in China’s online payment systems.

Credit risk not improving – India, China and Singapore showed the strongest level of deterioration in 2015, according to credit insurer Coface.

Thai-U.S. alliance fraying – U.S. pressure on the military Government to restore democracy has seen Thailand move closer to China (and Russia) on defence procurement

What Brexit really means to Asia – both trade and investment flows may be threatened.

A fintech marriage – Australia, Singapore to foster start-ups.

The trade tortoise – Asia is still plagued with excess capacity.

A widening shadow – Rise in protectionism adds to trade slowdown.

A new IP battleground – Asia emerges as leader in creative industries.

The MatchMaker – Hong Kong pitching the right note for buyers, sellers. New opportunities for SMEs as Hong Kong  retail rents fall by as much as half.