Reports

Companies polled in India told us of the difficulty they found in collecting long unpaid trade debt.

Debts written off as uncollectable showed an alarming 50% increase in the Singapore market compared to our past survey.

Companies polled in Vietnam said they needed measures to avoid being liquidity squeezed due to the impacts of customer payment default on the business.

ICT is expected to be among the fastest growing sectors in manufacturing, driven by accelerating digitalisation and industrial automation

Lower, but still solid ICT sales and production growth

Government aims to accelerate the digital transformation

Main issues are chip shortage and inflationary pressures

Ongoing domestic sales growth, but there are downside risks

Solid ICT growth expected during the coming years

Digital transformation is a major growth driver

Robust growth continues due to high demand for chips

Smaller ICT retailers face more problems in the coming months

Profit margins of ICT businesses should increase again in 2022

ICT Sales growth maintained by businesses and public bodies

Slowdown in demand, and higher input prices

Solid performance, but high input prices could become an issue

Energy Outlook based on the IEA's World Energy Outlook

The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war pose challenges to global value chains.

High levels of unpaid debt prompt stronger credit controls among Australian businesses as they battle it out for survival in a competitive market.

Ongoing, but lower sales growth in 2022