27 Apr 2026 World Bank Resurrects Industrial Policy: Ball is in Southeast Asia’s Court Marco Kamiya The World Bank has made a volte-face on industrial policy. Southeast Asian countries will need to consider the new policy, but calibrate it across vastly different national contexts. Economic Development Global Value Chains Southeast Asia
21 Oct 2025 Securing the ASEAN Economy in an Over-securitised World Julia Tijaja|Muhammad Habib Abiyan Dzakwan|Rania Teguh Julia Tijaja, Muhammad Habib Abiyan Dzakwan, and Rania Teguh analyse how ASEAN can navigate the growing overlap between economic and security concerns while preserving regional resilience. ASEAN ASEANFocus Global Value Chains Trade
26 Jul 2024 Strategies to Boost the Inclusion of ASEAN Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Global Value Chains Mima Sefrina Mima Sefrina discusses how domestic and regional policies can help to overcome ASEAN SMEs' low participation in global value chains. ASEAN ASEANFocus Global Value Chains Small and Medium Enterprises
30 Mar 2023 Does Food Protection Equal Food Security? Lessons from ASEAN’s Experience with Rice C. Peter Timmer Drawing on personal experience as an advisor in Asia, C. Peter Timmer, a leading authority on agricultural development, highlights the role of ASEAN in ensuring food security. ASEAN ASEANFocus Food Security Global Value Chains
8 Mar 2023 Promoting Global Digital Supply Chains in ASEAN Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy|Pham Thi Phuong Thao Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy and Pham Thi Phuong Thao discuss key challenges facing ASEAN in promoting digital supply chains amid the shift of multinational corporations’ (MNCs) operations to the region. ASEAN ASEANFocus Digitalisation Global Value Chains Supply Chains
15 Feb 2023 ASEAN @55: Adapting to Global Disruptions Lim Jock Hoi This year ASEAN celebrates its 55th founding anniversary. ASEANFocus is privileged to feature ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi’s perspectives on various global challenges and what ASEAN has done to adapt to new realities. ASEAN ASEAN Connectivity ASEANFocus COVID-19 Global Value Chains Youth
9 Jan 2023 Strengthening Links in ASEAN’s Global Value Chains Post-Pandemic Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy|Pham Thi Phuong Thao The Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions have disruptions global value chains. This has proven to be both a boon and bane for ASEAN. ASEAN COVID-19 Economy Global Value Chains
15 Dec 2020 RCEP and Intra-ASEAN Trade Shankaran Nambiar ASEAN Centrality would not be very meaningful if intra-ASEAN trade remains shallow. Asean Trade Global Value Chains RCEP
17 Aug 2020 Global Value Chains in ASEAN: With Pandemic Comes Opportunity Gloria Pasadilla The ensuing Sino-US trade war and the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the moving of global value chains out of China into other regional states such as Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. ASEAN countries should not squander the historic opportunity to grab a bigger market share in such chains. ASEAN COVID-19 Global Value Chains
12 Aug 2020 The Race for Global Value Chains: Return to RCEP, India? Tham Siew Yean Both India and ASEAN are vying for places in shifting global value chains (GVC) affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. India is behind the grouping in GVC participation. One way for New Delhi to play catch-up is to rethink its withdrawal from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. ASEAN Global Value Chains India RCEP
