ARTICLES

10 Oct 2024

The DEFA Treads a Fine Line to be Successful in Driving Digital Services Trade in ASEAN

Kristina Fong Siew Leng

Kristina Fong analyses the tough navigation between safeguards and digital enablers in the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement negotiations.

12 Aug 2024

Southeast Asia and Three “Invisible” Preconditions in the New Era of Industrial Policies

Marco Kamiya|Carlos López-Gómez|Mateus Labrunie

Marco Kamiya, Carlos López-Gómez and Mateus Labrunie emphasise the need for ASEAN countries to strengthen their technology absorption capacity, standards systems, and innovation ecosystems.

ASEAN ASEANFocus Economic Development Industry 4.0

12 Jul 2024

Timor Leste’s First Quarter Century: Opportunities and Challenges

Hal Hill|Brett Inder

Having enjoyed 25 years as an independent entity, Timor Leste has a lot to celebrate. But there are major economic challenges.

Economic Development Timor-Leste

25 Jun 2024

Policies to Increase the Inclusiveness, Resilience and Sustainability of Economic Growth in Cambodia

Jayant Menon

To realise its aspirations to become an upper middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050, Cambodia has to pursue inclusive growth that is also sustainable and resilient.

Cambodia Cambodian Economy Economic Development Economic Planning

14 Jun 2024

The Impacts of Supply Chain Reconfiguration on ASEAN Economies

Aufa Doarest|Maria Monica Wihardja

An examination of recent trade and FDI flows shows that ASEAN has been benefitting from the reconfiguration of global supply chains as a result of intensifying US-China strategic rivalry. But these gains could well be reversed if the US-China intensifies and leads to a sharp decoupling of global supply chains.

ASEAN China China-U.S. Relations Economic Development Technology U.S.

29 May 2024

Southeast Asia’s Growth Strategies: Business-As-Usual, “Degrowth”, or a Third Way?

Vinod Thomas

In the face of climate change, Southeast Asian countries could choose between three growth strategies. Business as usual ignores environmental concerns, degrowth risks high social costs. A third path of truly sustainable growth presents the best option.

Economic Development Environment Southeast Asia

8 Jan 2024

Towards AEC 2025 and Beyond: Making the Most of Laos’ 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship

Sanchita Basu Das|Julia Tijaja

Sanchita Basu Das and Julia Tijaja suggest ways in which Laos can advance its Chairmanship priorities under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

ASEAN ASEAN Connectivity ASEANFocus Economic Development Laos

29 Sep 2023

Rise of Unicorns in Southeast Asia

Tham Siew Yean

Tham Siew Yean examines the state of startup developments across Southeast Asia, delving deeper into the success of unicorns in Singapore and the newest unicorn hub of Indonesia.

ASEAN ASEANFocus Economic Development Technology

16 Aug 2023

ASEAN Economy Cannot Afford Business as Usual

Julia Tijaja|Denis Hew

Julia Tijaja and Denis Hew call for a renewed focus on productivity, for ASEAN’s long-term growth and competitiveness in its post-2025 economic agenda.

ASEAN ASEAN Connectivity ASEANFocus Economic Development

14 Aug 2023

Global Minimum Tax: Boon or Bane for Vietnam’s Economy?

Le Hong Hiep|Phan Xuan Dung

Vietnam’s impending acceptance of the global minimum tax regime for multinational enterprises could be a double-edged sword; the key is to ensure that imposing the minimum tax rate does not drive away major foreign investors.

Economic Development Vietnam