HONG KONG ¨C The technology boom powering Asia¡¯s economies is about to get a reboot.
Explosive growth in new-era gadgets such as wearable devices and internet-linked home appliances is tipped to offset cooling sales of smartphones, which have already dinged Asia¡¯s tech manufacturers.
¡°Where demand may be softening in some areas it will be strengthening in others,¡± Koshy Mathai, a senior official in the International Monetary Fund¡¯s Asia Pacific Department, said in an interview. He pointed to upcoming demand from ¡°a vast middle class in China, India and other frontier markets.¡±
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