Staying Neutral in the New Cold War

Donald Hanna, Chief Economist, CIMB Group | Jayant Menon, Lead Economist, Asian Development Bank

20-Dec-19 08:05

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The US-China trade war has affected the global economy with growth slowing. The question is how should Asean a bloc of 10 countries respond to this new cold war. Should it stay neutral or take sides. And can it even find opportunities in these challenges times? To answer these questions, Donald Hanna, Chief Economist, at CIMB Group and Jayant Menon, Lead Economist, at Asian Development Bank gives us their views.

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