South-east Asia at risk of faring worse in the next downturn

Greater exposure to a slowing China - and other structural economic shifts - have left most Asean markets in a more perilous position than before, according to a report released on Friday.

SINGAPORE: South-east Asia is more vulnerable to an economic downturn than it was during the global financial crisis one decade ago, according to analysts at global management consultancy Bain & Co.

Greater exposure to a slowing China - and other structural economic shifts - have left most Asean markets in a more perilous position than before, according to a report released on Friday.