Asia Pacific’s hotel and hospitality sector continued to recover in 2026, supported by resilient tourism demand despite disruptions from the Middle East conflict and higher air travel costs.

Jakarta’s CBD office market showed gradual stabilization in Q2 2026, supported by constrained supply and resilient tenant demand.

Thailand’s economic growth is closely linked to tourism, visa exemption policies, trade flow, and employment conditions. Using data from 1995–2019, the findings show that tourism activity, broader visa exemptions, and trade flow are positively associated with GDP, while higher unemployment is negatively associated with economic growth.

Indonesia’s data center expansion, driven by AI, cloud services, and digital applications, is increasing pressure on water and energy resources.

Southeast Asia’s M&A market is showing a strong recovery, with deal value rising 44% year-over-year in the first seven months of 2026 despite an 11% decline in deal volume.

Jakarta’s Non-CBD office market showed gradual strengthening in Q2 2026, supported by constrained supply and improving demand.

ESG-based equities, represented by the SRI-KEHATI ETF, can contribute to portfolio diversification and risk management in Indonesia. Using daily data from 2018–2023 and PELT, DCC-GARCH, and quadratic programming methods, portfolios combining ESG equities with LQ45, gold, crude oil, government bonds, and Bitcoin were evaluated across pre-COVID-19, COVID-19, and recovery periods.

The reintroduction of US tariffs is creating greater uncertainty for Southeast Asian exporters, with recent measures potentially broadening both tariff coverage and legal authority.

Thailand’s M&A activity softened in Q2 2026, with deal volume falling 29.8% to 40 transactions and disclosed deal value declining 73.8% to USD 2.1 billion from the previous quarter.

Greater Jakarta’s logistics market maintained healthy fundamentals in Q2 2026, supported by strong occupier demand and limited new supply.

Digital transformation (DT) plays a significant role in strengthening Thailand’s local digital economy (LDE) among very small enterprises (VSEs), with business resilience (BR) serving as a key mediating mechanism.

Thailand is monitoring emerging technologies that could affect its physical economy, particularly precision fermentation, structural composites and physical AI.

Indonesia’s economic momentum showed signs of moderation in August 2026, despite resilient 2Q26 GDP growth of 5.29%.

Greater Jakarta’s property market remained broadly stable in Q2/2026 despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty, rupiah depreciation, and tighter monetary conditions.

Non-tariff measures (NTMs) are becoming increasingly prominent in global trade, with the European Union applying stringent requirements covering product standards, sustainability, and environmental compliance.

Indonesia’s proposed 2027 state budget sets out an ambitious macroeconomic framework, targeting 6 percent economic growth, 2.5 percent inflation, a rupiah exchange rate of Rp17,500 per US dollar, and a fiscal deficit of 2.4 percent of GDP.

Thailand enters the second half of 2026 with greater political stability, while its economic outlook remains subject to a range of domestic and external factors.

CBRE’s Q2 2026 Bangkok property market report highlights mixed conditions across key sectors.

A collaborative information system is developed to strengthen stakeholder coordination and support MICE city development in Surat Thani, Thailand.

Indonesia’s consumer market remains resilient amid economic and market uncertainty, with consumers becoming more selective rather than simply reducing spending.

Indonesia’s economy grew 5.29% year-on-year in Q2 2026, exceeding LPEM FEB UI’s 4.80% prerelease estimate.

Bangkok landowners are increasingly using 30-year ground leases to unlock value from underutilized properties while retaining freehold ownership.

APAC cap rates remained broadly stable in Q2 2026, although market conditions diverged across sectors and cities amid varying inflation, financing costs and economic momentum.

Indonesia’s longstanding “free and active” foreign policy is facing a growing need for clearer strategic coordination as Jakarta strengthens engagement with both the United States and China.

Thailand’s economic outlook has improved as 2Q26 GDP growth reached 1.9% YoY, exceeding expectations, supported by stronger private investment, exports, and inventory accumulation.

Singapore’s real estate market remained resilient in Q2 2026, supported by tight office conditions, robust retail demand and healthy residential sales.

Jakarta’s office market showed gradual improvement in Q2 2026, with recovery continuing to be supported by relocations, rightsizing and quality upgrades rather than broad-based expansion.

The ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership’s 2026–2030 Plan of Action and the anticipated conclusion of the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) signal efforts to deepen economic ties and strengthen Canada’s relevance in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia’s economy faces a more uncertain outlook in Q3 2026 amid fiscal pressures, geopolitical developments, capital outflows and continued attention to policy credibility.

Thailand continues to attract international residential buyers, but increasingly sophisticated demand is reshaping market expectations.