{"id":37171,"date":"2026-03-09T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=37171"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:43:29","slug":"gba-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/gba-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"GBA Business Confidence Index: Foreseeable Growth &amp; Potential Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37171\" class=\"elementor elementor-37171\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b09437b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b09437b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8dcd8a\" data-id=\"f8dcd8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4712ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4712ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GBA Business Confidence Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8f55eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8f55eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6875d1c\" data-id=\"6875d1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96625d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a96625d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>Standard Chartered<\/em> Greater Bay Area Business Confidence Index (GBAI), developed with the <em>Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)<\/em>, shows that the Greater Bay Area (GBA) economy remained in the <strong>expansionary zone<\/strong> in Q4\u202f2025 despite weaker demand and slowing investment.<\/p><p>The <strong>current performance index<\/strong> eased 4.4 points to <strong>50.3<\/strong>, reflecting softer activity, while the <strong>expectations index<\/strong> slid 4.7 points to <strong>51<\/strong>, signaling caution about near\u2011term investment and financing. Yet, expectations for <strong>production\/sales, new orders, and profits<\/strong> stayed above 50 \u2014 indicating continued, albeit moderate, growth momentum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f848ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f848ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-381a410\" data-id=\"381a410\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7105241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7105241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sectoral and City Divergence: Top GBA Performers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3574c96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3574c96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44046a8\" data-id=\"44046a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aaeb92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aaeb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Professional services<\/strong> and <strong>retail &amp; wholesale<\/strong> sectors outperformed, with headline indices rising to <strong>55.3<\/strong> and <strong>55.1<\/strong>, respectively. In contrast, manufacturing, trading, and financial services dipped below 50, suggesting contractionary pressure likely linked to global trade headwinds and cost concerns.<\/p><p>Notably, <strong>Hong Kong<\/strong> led the region, with its headline index improving to <strong>54.9<\/strong>, buoyed by stronger business activity and credit conditions. Meanwhile, <strong>Shenzhen<\/strong> and <strong>Foshan<\/strong> saw declines as earlier gains normalised.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96219f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96219f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7ceb8e\" data-id=\"b7ceb8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b09c9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b09c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2695761145-450x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-37174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2695761145-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2695761145-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2695761145-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2695761145-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2695761145-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Across sub-indices, Hong Kong's professional services sector outperforms its counterparts.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7022a8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7022a8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2db29f\" data-id=\"f2db29f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9949220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9949220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Shifts: Expanding Beyond Asia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eba8b00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eba8b00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5df3de\" data-id=\"c5df3de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e2fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4e2fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A key finding reveals that <strong>nearly 55% of GBA companies<\/strong> are exploring business expansion in the <strong>Middle East<\/strong>, particularly in the <strong>UAE and Saudi Arabia<\/strong>. This reflects businesses\u2019 attempts to diversify markets and tap into high\u2011growth economies aligned with Belt and Road initiatives. Additionally, nearly all respondents view <strong>Hong Kong\u2019s professional services <\/strong>\u2014 especially in finance, logistics, and legal support \u2014 as essential enablers for overseas ventures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d39859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d39859\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc365d9\" data-id=\"bc365d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a1162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a1162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Implications for Global Buyers and Suppliers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90891a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90891a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db615f6\" data-id=\"db615f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8014c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8014c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For global partners, these results suggest an environment of <strong>resilient optimism <\/strong>\u2014 where demand moderation co-exists with a strong push toward international diversification.<\/p><p>Buyers can expect more stable supply networks out of Hong Kong and southern China, while suppliers have opportunities to engage GBA firms seeking partnerships in cross\u2011border trade, innovation, and Middle Eastern markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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