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Asia moving from manufacturing powerhouse to an innovation leader, says DBS chief economist

The global economy is proving far more resilient to repeated shocks than the headlines suggest, while trade is being rerouted rather than retreating and Asia is moving from manufacturing powerhouse to an innovation leader in its own right, Dr Taimur Baig, managing director and chief economist at DBS Bank, told delegates at the 2026 SIRC Conference in Singapore.

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