| | NOVEMBER 20264 Editorial Vol 5 · Issue 03 - 11 · NOVEMBER, 2026Publisher Alok ChaturvediManaging Editor Rachita Sharma GM - Media & Graphic Designing VisualizerPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayNoidaRohit Raghubanshi Akshay Shettyadvertise@ceoinsightsasia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsasia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsasia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsasia.comMagazine Price is $50 per issuePublisher Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Executive Prints - 113/7, Ground floor, Old madras road, Halasuru, Bangalore - 560008 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2026 InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.Designers Vayshnavi pdMrigank Sharma VP - Sales & Marketing Amrit Kumar Singh Circulation Manager Magendran PerumalEditorialKeerthana Kantharaj Roopalatha H. Meriya SubuSupraja MohantyAyushi DuttaIt's been a rough couple of years for anyone doing business in Asia. Tariffs hit first, and just as companies were getting used to them, war in the Middle East pushed up energy prices and tangled supply chains all over again. The Asian Development Bank cut its Southeast Asia forecast in July, then partly took it back in September. It now expects developing Asia to grow around 5 percent this year, though inflation is running at 4.3 percent, well above last year's 3.0.The thing holding it all together has been AI. In Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, AI-related goods made up more than 70 percent of export growth. Factories making chips, servers and components have done a lot of heavy lifting while other sectors struggled.It's a lot to lean on one trend, though. The World Bank has warned that a sharp drop in global AI spending would knock out a major support for the region's growth. And not everyone is benefiting equally. Some countries have the power supply, the talent and the digital infrastructure to ride this wave. Others simply don't.So the real question is what leaders do with the good times. It's tempting to enjoy a strong export year and move on. The harder path is investing in grids, schools and skills, building up domestic demand, trading more within the region, and not putting every egg in one basket.Asia has recovered from shocks before, and never by luck. The next downturn will arrive on its own schedule, and the economies that handle it best will be the ones whose leaders were already building before it showed up. Asia's century won't happen on its own momentum. Someone has to choose to build it.In the current edition of the CEOInsights Asia magazine, we hear from some of Asia's most prolific business leaders. From legal leaders to HR experts, this diverse group of business executives are testament to visionary's leadership's power. Read on and let us know your thoughts. Asia Can't Afford to CoastRachita SharmaManaging Editor editor@ceoinsightsasia.com
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