Perilous Investment Environment in Southeast Asia

Santitarn Sathirathai, Head of Emerging Asia Economics, Credit Suisse, Singapore

19-Jan-17 09:20

Perilous Investment Environment in Southeast Asia

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Plenty of challenges threaten the investment economy of various emerging markets: from Donald Trump's hostile protectionist stance to the volatility commodity prices. Santitarn Sathirathai, the Head of Emerging Asia Economics at Credit Suisse in Singapore, shares his thoughts about which emerging markets to keep an eye on in 2017.

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Tags: emerging markets, commodity prices, Fiscal stimulus, Donald Trump, China, investment, old economy, new economy, Southeast Asia, Asia, inflation

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