
ASEAN and Global Supply Chains
Global value chains (GVCs) have become the dominant system of production in the ASEAN region. How has the pandemic affected ASEAN’s GVCs? And what is
As part of the ASEAN Prosperity Initiative, over the years we have published a wide selection of Southeast Asian-related content, many of which were contributions by prominent scholars and pundits who focus on the region. This section compiles our various reports, policy papers, infographics, video, op-eds, and podcast series – all dedicated to our vision of a prosperous ASEAN economic community.

Global value chains (GVCs) have become the dominant system of production in the ASEAN region. How has the pandemic affected ASEAN’s GVCs? And what is

The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly severe for ASEAN, what could RCEP and CPTPP bring to ASEAN economic recovery? Previous Next

ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is an initiative with the aim of an integrated Southeast Asia power grid system. Let’s take a look at the possible

Tourism plays a big part in the economies of ASEAN. Let’s see how certain countries plan to reopen their borders amidst the pandemic. Previous Next

Since the Asian Financial Crisis 1997, ASEAN has worked hard towards regional financial integration. So how has ASEAN been faring since then? Previous Next

Around 30% of ASEAN’s total population are disconnected from the internet. We hosted an online discussion that looked at ASEAN’s digital economy after COVID recovery.

When you compare 2020 GDP growth and the size of stimulus package between ASEAN members, Vietnam is clearly the biggest winner post 2020 crisis. What

This report is the culmination of various briefing papers and advocacy activities in the past year under IDEAS’ ASEAN Prosperity Initiative (API). As COVID-19 has

Intra-ASEAN migration has been growing exponentially since the 1990s. Although total migration has been similarly growing in ASEAN, which includes migration from outside of ASEAN,

Despite its trade intensity, ASEAN is still not achieving the full potential of digitalisation in logistics the way the European Union has done. There are

The COVID19 pandemic has impacted the economic backbone of South-East Asia, the SMEs. To survive, many SME adapted using digital tools such as digital marketing

On the 15th of November 2020, 15 nations which includes the 10 ASEAN member states, China, New Zealand, Russia and Australia signed the Regional Comprehensive

On the 3rd of November 2020, America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president of the United States. The victory took the world

With the incoming wave of international firms to ASEAN, it is important to strengthen ASEAN’s businesses, especially SMEs, to fully exploit the benefits. We hosted

Pre COVID-19 intra-regional migration in ASEAN has been steadily increasing. Unfortunately, gains from migration may have not been equally distributed among member states. However, the

SEAN is the 6th largest economy in the world but its digital economy is only 7% of GDP compared to China (16%), EU (27%) and

On October 8, 2020, the EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) published the sixth edition of the EU-ASEAN Business Sentiment Survey. The survey asked for European business’

Aviation services face an existential crisis in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Consolidation through liberalisation is necessary in ensuring the survival and the sustainability
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