16 December 2021
South-East Asia set to be the fastest growing region globally in 2022
A recent report by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Oxford Economics' Economics has revealed that South-East Asia will remain the fastest-growing region in the world, despite challenges from new Covid-19 variants. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Sian Fenner, ICAEW Economic Advisor and Oxford Economics Lead Asia Economist who shares what's driving this.

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27 July 2020
Asia's recovery outlook post COVID-19
According to a new report commissioned by Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), most South-East Asian economies are expected to fall into recession in the first half of 2020 due to the severe impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Sian Fenner, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Economic Advisor & Oxford Economics Lead Asia Economist shares on which Southeast Asia will perhaps rebound fast from this pandemic and how the recovery outlook is looking for Singapore.

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15 January 2020
South-East Asia's GDP growth to remain at 4.5% in 2020
Regional growth has slowed since 2018 and remained sluggish in Q3 2019, with GDP growth across the SEA region rising only 4.5 percent year-on-year from 4.4 percent in Q2 2019. And this is due to the US-China trade conflict. Sian Fenner, ICAEW Economic Advisor and Oxford Economics Lead Asia Economist shares more about the impact of the Phase One deal on South-East Asia and other possible effects that may be causing an economic slowdown in our region.

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