Freeing Trade in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy
Implementing WTO trade facilitation commitments will be key.

Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy
Implementing WTO trade facilitation commitments will be key.
Tham Siew Yean
This 100+ page plan may hinder more than help the country’s digital economy transformation.
Manggi Habir
Indonesia has appointed a blue-ribbon slate of professionals to head its new sovereign wealth fund. There will be several challenges ahead, including concerns about investor protection and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lee Hwok-Aun
A cold hard look at ways of departing from Malaysia’s long-held Bumiputera system throws up three scenarios, one of which is persuasive.
Malcolm Cook
In the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the more established multilateral development banks – the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank – are still miles ahead of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The same applies to non-Covid19 related loans and grants.
Serina Rahman
The development of the Klang Valley's third port and industrial city in Carey Island comes against a slump in the international shipping trade, and the formation of mega-alliances of container carriers for economies of scale due to over-capacity. Assessment of economic, socio-cultural, environmental, and political impact needs to be carried out – as well as its implications on other Malaysian ports.