Leading the transition in a fragmented world
Published on October 2, 2026
Asia Pacific generates 60 per cent of global GDP, yet the region is contending with what the UN has called a "triple crisis" – climate impacts, mounting debt and biodiversity loss – just as geopolitical tensions and shifting trade alignments fracture the multilateral consensus that once underpinned economic cooperation. The pressure on Asian economies to chart their own course toward resilient, low-carbon growth has never been greater.