October 22, 2012
During a time when developed market economies are struggling to recover from the financial crisis and even large EMs such as China and India are slowing down, a group of emerging countries in Asia – comprising Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar – has shown resilience and promising prospects for growth. The countries’ combined GDP is comparatively low at USD 187 bn, around one-fifth of the ASEAN-5 total and less than one-tenth of the Asian Tigers. But fast growth has enabled the group’s economic size to more than double since 2005 and it is projected to reach roughly the current size of Malaysia by 2017. Energy wealth, low labour costs and trade openness are the main competitive advantages, making them attractive as a manufacturing base. Macroeconomic stability has improved over the years, although there are of course areas for improvement: high current account deficits as well as under-developed infrastructure, financial markets and institutions. By 2017 the countries’ combined population will reach just over 250 million. Together with a rising GDP per capita, this means a much larger consumer market. There is large unmet demand for basic consumer products, durable goods such as electrical appliances and automobiles, and services such as telecoms and IT services.
Research Briefing 'New Asian frontier markets: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar'
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