Forgotten Asia: growth stories beyond China and India

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What Asia Pacific regions offer compelling stories, asks Cavendish's Liz Evans

No one doubts China is on course to become a pre-eminent global economic superpower within decades and while this is certainly an important issue, it distracts significantly from the Asia Pacific region as a whole. It is sometimes forgotten many other territories within the region have similar growth stories. While their annual GDP growth rates may not have reached the lofty heights of the regional giants, territories such as Thailand and Indonesia had – prior to the financial crisis – posted solid growth rates outstripping more mature Western markets. Differences The difference is ...