Asia as a safe havenWith the turmoil in the Middle East continuing on its second week, the Asian region is now being viewed as a safe haven for economic stability and investments. According to Aziz, “for regional conflicts to have global impact, there has to be a link between the regional conflict and global economics. But right now,...we don’t really think that, you know, this is going to be a systemic shock to the global economy. But in Asia originally, if you think of so-called safe haven status countries, Singapore is definitely one. According to Chen, “So I think the safe haven status in Asian countries, you are going to expect some inflows because now the Middle East’s stability is in question.

Source: Philippine Star March 08, 2026 16:34 UTC