Despite pessimism across worldwide financial community and underlying job and consumer confidence concerns, technology investments remain strong, suggests Alex Holmes, Regional Director of Asia Pacific for Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). He also offers his insight on the business environment and technology industry in APJ with host Frank Vitagliano in episode 63 of Beyond Distribution with GTDC.

Could a temporary surge in Asian exports with companies front-loading orders to avoid tariffs be influencing the strong numbers? What place does humility have in economic forecasting? How have export-oriented nations benefited from increased demand and how will tariffs affect their economies in the future?

Holmes addresses those questions and discusses inflation’s impact on Asia Pacific with Frank in this episode of Beyond Distribution with GTDC. For more information on global market trends, check out the latest articles, research and resources on the GTDC Knowledge Hub.