For many years Asia Pacific has benefited from a strong set of regional fundamentals. It has shown great resilience in the face of past challenges, and its burgeoning economy has lifted fortunes across the region.
Now, we are facing a new reality, and a complicated road ahead with twists and turns that underscore the need to come together.
Rarely in history have business leaders had to deal with this many challenges, each coinciding and uniquely complex. And never have leaders had to respond to them all at once. It is now incumbent upon businesses in Asia Pacific to be much more deliberate and proactive in decision making, and more strategic in planning — to drive equitable growth and enhance regional competitiveness and resilience.