US-China trade war winner to emerge as early as 2020, negative effects to dominate for now: The EIU

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): Supply chain shifts in Asia resulting from the growing US-China trade conflict could stand to benefit a number of countries in the region, suggests a new report from The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU).

According to the report, countries which are home to a number of major multinational electronics manufacturing companies, such as Malaysia and Vietnam, would be able to leverage their improving infrastructure and relatively-robust business environments to attract information and communications technology (ICT) related investment inflows.

This is especially the case in industries linked to the low-end manufacturing of consumer goods like mobile phones and laptops. Positive business environment considerations – such as Malaysia’s stable corporate law system and Vietnam’s new special economic zones – further add to the investment attractiveness of these countries, says EIU.

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