• The rate of economic growth of Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDE) is over 4% (China and India around 7%), while that of the advanced economies is around 2% (in the euro area projected at 1.8% in 2017 and 2018). | Related Megatrends: Demography; Consumerism
• Asia is the world’s largest trading region and with the highest continuous rate of growth; “South–south” flows between emerging markets have doubled their share of global trade over the past decade. | Related Megatrends: Demography; Consumerism
• India has 600 million people (50% of the country's 1.25 billion population) under 25 years old; 65% of its population is 35 or younger. Their capacity and needs will have considerable impact in shaping the outcomes of elections and the country's future.| Related Megatrends:Demography; Consumerism; Governance; Education
• An important factor in growing Asian exports are the low labour costs. However, some 58% of the 45.8 million people estimated by the Global Slavery Index to be subject to some form of modern slavery in 2016 globally, are living in 5 Asian countries: India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Uzbekistan. | Related Megatrends: Inequalities
• By 2030, Asia might surpassed North America and Europe combined in terms of global power, given its higher rate of economic growth, larger population, increasing military spending, and growing technological investment. China alone will probably have the largest economy, surpassing that of the United States a few years before 2030. Meanwhile, the economies of Europe, Japan, and Russia are likely to continue their slow relative declines.

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