pressure points that these countries will have to navigate? i really think it s a confidence game at this point. we want consumers to continue to spend, we want firms to continue to invest. i think having some confidence that the rate cycle globally is near its peak, the us continues to put up good numbers, china has tweaked some of the measures in the property market. it s certainly not a disastrous story but it will probably in poorly on growth, and countries have to figure out how to navigate that given the particular circumstances. not a terrible scenario but a bit weaker than we are used to in this part of the world, where china was powering the region and everyone else was pulled along. how do you see the challenges in the property sector? it was one of the huge boosters in the chinese economy. the property sector in china is driving between a quarter and a third growth. we know the authorities are concerned about excess debt levels. they want the market mechanisms to w