Strategy & Leadership

2014 CFO Outlook Asia

April 14, 2014

Asia

April 14, 2014

Asia
David Line

Partner

David was a managing editor for The Economist Group's thought leadership division in Asia. He has been writing about Asian economics, politics and finance for over 14 years. He has led numerous major research projects in the region, focusing on financial services, including most recently a series of papers on free-trade agreements in the region, several studies on the internationalisation of the renminbi, and the landmark Bank of America Merrill Lynch CFO Outlook Asia series. Among other things he is the author of a major study of middle-market companies in Japan and a chapter on the long-term future of the financial services industry in a 2015 Nikkei book charting global megatrends to 2050.

David was formerly Associate Director in Tokyo of The Economist Corporate Network, a membership-based advisory service for senior executives, and a reporter for the EIU's breaking news service, ViewsWire. He holds Masters degrees in Global Finance from NYU Stern School of Business/Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in Japanese Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), and in Modern History from Oxford University.

A Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of CFOs across Asia, researched and written by The Economist Intelligence Unit

This report is the third edition of Bank of America Merrill Lynch's CFO Outlook Asia, researched and written by The Economist Intelligence Unit. It is based on a survey conducted by the EIU of 639 financial officers from companies across a range of industries in 12 countries and territories in Asia (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand). The survey asked CFOs about prospects for growth and M&A in the coming year, key risks and challenges facing their businesses and their preferred strategies for growing profits and revenues. 

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