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Best Business Intelligence and Research in Southeast Asia

Daily intelligence briefings from the WCRC Business Intelligence Unit: the number, the source, and what a board should do about it.

Southeast Asia is the fastest-moving part of the corridor: trade agreements, gig economies and new consumer brands.

Research methodology Interactive Intelligence NewsRoom

On WCRC Leaders

Bank of Korea holds at 3.00% and keeps more hikes on the table

Korea's central bank paused after two increases since July, but said it will decide "the timing and pace of further increases". With India and Indonesia also leaning tighter, Asia's cheap-money window is closing as oil bites.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

India's $476bn half-year: electronics and the US outrun the Gulf shock

India's total exports grew 10.99% in September, despite a renewed conflict in West Asia that pushed up crude prices. Electronics and the American market did the heavy lifting, while a services surplus of $102.71bn covered more than half of a widening goods deficit.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

Jio's IPO, China's GDP: the leaders' week ahead, 19 to 25 October

Jio Platforms opens its public offer on Wednesday, a day after Indian markets shut for Dussehra. Around it sit China's third-quarter growth figures, a Bank Indonesia decision with the rupiah under pressure, and results from Tesla and Infosys. Here is the week, day by day, and why each date matters to boards in India, the Gulf and Asia.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

The AI trade economy: chips and servers now carry almost half of world trade growth

The World Trade Organization has doubled its 2026 goods-trade forecast, and the reason is artificial intelligence. Semiconductors, servers and other AI-enabling goods made up 47% of merchandise trade growth in the first half of the year.

By WCRC Leaders Editorial Desk

Is Air India a genuine disgrace in the Tata armoury of excellence

Is Air India a blemish on the Tata legacy or a work in progress? Explore the challenges, expectations, and future of India’s national airline under Tata. Authored by Abhimanyu Ghosh, CEO, WCRC Abhimanyu Ghosh Editor wcrcleaders Flying Below the Legacy: My Air India Reality Che

By Abhimanyu Ghosh