Can Asia fulfil the promise of its recent stellar economic growth?

The Debate

As Chinese stock markets struggle to live up to expectations, Conjecture asks if Asia can sustain recent rates of economic growth

Despite many commentators extolling the virtues of Asian countries in recent years, stock markets have often struggled to keep up, with China the latest case in point. This week's Conjecture looks at the outlook for the region and whether China, widely seen as the engine of global economic growth, in addition to that of its nearest neighbours, can sustain the stellar economic growth of recent times. Present at the debate were Henry Chan from Barings and Leon Goldfeld from HSBC Halbis Partners. How have Asian markets performed in recent years? Henry Chan (HC): As an investor in Asian m...