In Focus

Real household income growth is expected to be relatively modest in 2022-2026.

Alibaba has made public its nine green patents, while JD launched a carbon reduction campaign.

But tourist demand is expected to remain muted in the coming months.

This will be driven by increased urbanisation in the country.

But the lack of skilled professionals in the sector might hold back growth in coming years.

Activity revived in Thailand’s industry in Q4 2021 but outlook remained muted.

The country is not expected to return to another strict lockdown.

Support is expected to strengthen if retail sales do not stabilise in the next few months.

Nearly all major destinations are expected to see bigger domestic visitor volumes.

The country’s tourism spending is expected to start recovering this year.

The market is expected to welcome four new retail property projects in 2022.

Sales grew for the first time without a low base in the last two months of 2021.

The grocers can start by evaluating their consumers’ spending behaviours.

Inflation has been rising in many countries amidst supply-chain challenges.

Nearly nine in 10 consumers went through phases of financial insecurity in Q4 2021.

E-commerce quickly gained market share in recent years.