ASEA ETF

After experiencing GDP growth of 4.2% in 2023, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' growth rate is forecast to accelerate to 4.6% and 4.8% in 2024 and 2025, respectively. The region's diverse economies, demographic dividend, and improving education and labor force participation offer significant opportunities for investors across multiple sectors and countries. Structural changes like nearshoring and market-friendly reforms are enhancing ASEAN's attractiveness as a manufacturing hub and investment destination, benefiting from lower bond yields.

With moderating inflation levels in most Asian countries and great growth potential in the medium to long term, investing in Emerging Asian countries can prove beneficial.

Emerging Asia countries can be great investment opportunities in the medium to long term. With rating agencies revising their 2024 growth projections for these countries upwards, look into how they stand to gain and what funds investors can invest in to gain exposure.

The growth and inflation outlook for Southeast Asia continues to diverge from the developed world. An ongoing external slowdown, particularly in China, is a major overhang, though it also pushes ASEAN central banks closer to a monetary policy pivot. The FTSE Southeast Asia ETF remains priced at undemanding levels relative to its underlying growth potential.