UBS Hosts 14th ASEAN Summit in Singapore
Swiss financial titan UBS kicks off the 14th edition of its Southeast Asia summit to exchange insights and investment ideas for 2026.
UBS has commenced its 14th UBS OneASEAN Summit in Singapore, gathering more than 850 institutional investors, influential policy makers and industry leaders, according to a statement.
The two-day conference features a series of panel discussions covering topics such as global trade imbalances, investment opportunities across China, Japan and Europe, the outlook for gold and precious metals, the evolution of digital assets and AI in ASEAN, and the development of new energy systems for the AI-driven economy.
The lineup of speakers includes Suahasil Nazara, Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Finance; Brad Setser, Whitney Shepardson senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Alfred Schipke, Professor of the Practice of International Finance, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; Ken Jimbo, Managing Director, International House of Japan; Peter Conti-Brown, Class of 1965 Associate Professor of Financial Regulation, Associate Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; and William Dalrymple, best-selling and award-winning author of «White Mughals», «The Last Mughal», and «Return of a King».
Robust Economic Growth
According to Grace Lim, senior ASEAN and Asia economist, UBS Investment Bank Global Research, the GDP of the ASEAN-6 – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – is expected to grow 4.9 percent in 2026.
«The region continues to benefit from deep integration into global manufacturing value chains, supported by a sizeable domestic market,» Lim elaborated. «Conditions for growth remain in place, with household consumption driving momentum in Indonesia, an increase in private investment underway in Thailand and the Philippines, and resilient tech related export strengths in Singapore and Malaysia.»
«Southeast Asia continues to be a strategic alternative for investors. We expect strong deal making momentum to continue throughout 2026 and capital markets are likely to be more active in healthcare, real estate and consumer sectors,» added Nicolo Magni, head of UBS Global Banking South-East Asia & South Asia.
