GBA Business Confidence Survey Shows Calm Before Tariff Storm In Q1

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The latest Standard Chartered GBA Business Confidence Index (GBAI) jointly published by Standard Chartered and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) today indicated broad-based improvement in business sentiment in the region for the first quarter of 2025.

The GBAI "current performance” index for business activity rose to 53.5 in Q1 from 50.7 prior – the highest since Q2-2024.

All the city sub-indices, be it “current performance” or “expectations”, rose quarter-on-quarter, with Shenzhen being the only exception.

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Published On: 2025-04-15 @ 14:59:46 (17 hours ago)

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