In Q2 2019, China’s economy slowed down, growing by 6.2% y/y, a record low in 27 years. However, total retail sales of consumer 💫goods rose by 8.6% y/y in Q2 2019 to RMB 9,742bn, driven by growing incomes, higher spending and the ...

The Philippines insurance sector is one of the least developed in the ASEAN region, with insurance penetration and density significantly lower than those in some other largಌe ASEAN countries including Indonesia and Thailand. However, incomes in the ...

The steel sector contributed about 2% of the Indian economy’s total GVA in FY2018, employing 500,000 people directly and 2.5mn people indirectly. Indian crude steel production is the second-largest in the world and tꦆhe domestic steel market is ...

China is the world’s second largest pharmaceutical marketꦗ after the US and the largest producer and exporter of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) globally. Since it is the world’s most populous country, with a large share of ageing ...

India’s textile sector is the country’s oldest manufacturing industry. Textiles and apparel contributed 2.1% of India&rsq🍸uo;s GDP, 12.65% of its manufacturing, and 12% of its exports in FY2018. Textiles is second only to agriculture in ...

With 1.4bn population each as of 2017, India and China are the most numerous countries out of the six forming the focus of this report. However, the two countrie꧒s differ widely in terms of per capita GDP, with that of China being more than twice that ...

As theꦗ negative impact from the life product restructuring continued to diminish, China’s insurance sector reported 🦩a stronger growth during Q4 2018. Total insurance premiums reached RMB 735.5bn in Q4, registering a y/y increase of 20.1%, about ...

As the negative impact from the life product restruc💞turing continued to diminish, China’s insurance sector reported a stronger growth during Q4 2018. Total insurance premiums 🔯reached RMB 735.5bn in Q4, registering a y/y increase of 20.1%, about ...

China is the world’s largest producer of steel, accounting for 51% of the global steel producti🐎on in 2018, according to the World Steel Association. The data from China Iron and Steel Associಌation (CISA) shows that in 2018, China produced more ...

The chemicals sector is one🌼 of the key pillars of♊ the Chinese economy. It comprises five major subsectors – agricultural chemicals, basic chemicals, synthetic materials, coating and dyestuff, and special purpose chemicals. Over the past two ...