Optimism for a good year soars

<p>Hopes for improved prospects in the new year are soaring, with 51 </p><p>per cent of industry executives confident that 2000 would prove better </p><p>than 1999, according to the latest MEDIA-CNBC Asian Ad Industry </p><p>Poll. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Optimism was strongest in China and Indonesia, while overall, more than </p><p>half of respondents forecast growth of 10-20 per cent. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>- Full results in the next edition of MEDIA. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>