"With increasing economic challenges and the shedding of workers in the tech industry, the Singapore office market is now at a crossroads. Although many tenants have been impacted by the troubles afflicting their respective industries, their office leases still have a reasonable runway left, courtesy of signing long term leases when times were good. However, today, more find themselves with space which they do not need and are actively trying to lease out."

"Higher mortgage rates will have different impacts in different parts of the market."

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"A surge in COVID cases and subsequent lockdown in March had an outsized effect on the retail market, with Shanghai’s retail sales falling 10.7% YoY in the first three quarters of 2022, with wholesale and retail sales down 9.4% YoY, and accommodation and F&B sales down 24.8% YoY After the lockdown was eased in June, consumption began to recover with consumer spending skewed towards food, though there was also a pickup in some discretionary expenditure in Q3/2022, such as NEVs (New Energy Vehicles), smartphones, jewellery and cosmetics growing by 39.8%, 6.6%, 4.9% and 1.3%, respectively."

"Karachi is the most populated city of Pakistan with an estimated population of 22 million. It is the financial and economic hub of the country and many businesses are headquartered there. The city has a labor supply of almost 5 million people and a literacy rate of 83% on average."

"As core inflation rose to 5.9% in October from 4.5% in September, the Philippine economy beat consensus forecasts after increasing by 7.6% in Q3/2022.  Household consumption continued to support the economy after growing by 8.0% despite inflation eating into household incomes. The strong OFW remittance inflows and expanding IT-BPM sector are projected to maintain their respective growth trajectories amidst a slowing global economy. "

"Chongqing’s GDP reached RMB2,083 billion in the first three quarters of 2022, a 3.1% increase YoY. The growth value of the tertiary industry reached RMB1,109 billion, up 2.5 ppts YoY. The investment market remained stable from 2021 to 2022, with seven bulk transactions recorded."