25/04/2025

How big a blow are President Trump's tariff plans for Asia? American consumption and China-led manufacturing that fuel it have been two of the biggest pillars of global economic growth this century but all that is now under threat.

Indonesia is facing tariffs as high as 32% so President Prabowo's special envoy for international trade, Mari Pengastu, explains how her country and its neighbours in South East Asia, who also face steep tariffs, are trying to refocus their economies.

With China under more pressure than anyone, leading global economist Professor Keyu Jin explains how Beijing is seeking to navigate its way through the disruption to one of the world's biggest trade relationships.

Plus, Ben Thompson hears from CEO of Coupa Leagh Turner about how her firm's AI-based technology is helping some of the world's biggest companies reshape their supply chains and keep costs down.