China's Recovery Good For ASEAN

Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities in Singapore

01-Apr-24 07:00

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China's official manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 50.8 from 49.1 in February, the best reading since March last year which also beat analysts’ forecast of 50.1. We ask Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities for what these numbers means for the economy and who could be the beneficiaries.

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Produced by: Mike Gong

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: markets, economy, international

Tags: china, market recovery, manufacturing purchasing managers index,

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