- IBI Partners quarterly forecast of business confidence throughout the Asia Pacific region shows very slight increased business confidence in most countries for the 1st Quarter 2012.
- The survey of 3,800 senior managers and business owners throughout 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region found that 55% believe business conditions will improve in the 1st Quarter 2012 compared to the 4th Quarter of 2011, with improving domestic conditions and demand from main export markets being cited as the main drivers of improved confidence.
- The countries that are most optimistic about the 1st Quarter 2012 are Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam; conversely those that are most pessimistic are Japan, Thailand and Malaysia.
Business confidence for the 1st Quarter 2012 is forecast to increase slightly across most countries in the Asia Pacific region
