GBA Index

The “Standard Chartered GBA Business Confidence Index”

  • The “Standard Chartered GBA Business Confidence Index”, jointly presented by Standard Chartered and Hong Kong Trade Development Council, is the first forward-looking quarterly survey in the market that looks at the business sentiment and synergistic effects across cities and industries in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“Greater Bay Area” or “GBA”), to provide the latest business intelligence for those who are keen to grow their presence in the Greater Bay Area.
  • The index is computed from the analysis of more than 1,000 responses of GBA companies on their overall operations, business environment and expansion plan. The index includes five sub-indices which give indications on the business confidence for each industry, including manufacturing & trading, retail & wholesale, financial services, professional services and innovation & technology. It enables investors and businesses to better understand the current business climate, gauge future performance and formulate their market strategies in the Greater Bay Area. The GBA Index will be released every quarter in January, April, July and October each year.
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