Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are central to ASEAN’s economy, yet their participation in cross-border trade remains limited. While ASEAN remains globally competitive, especially
Representing over 97% of all enterprises, Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are crucial to the ASEAN economy but cross-border trade in the region remains
The youth segment in ASEAN holds increasing significance, constituting 34% of the region’s total population. Consequently, the objectives of the ASEAN Community Vision (AEC) 2025
This report tracks the progress of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025 since 2015. 2015 marks the end of the timeline of the AEC
Chapter 1 – ASEAN Power Grid The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is an initiative to build interconnections to connect the power grids of different AMS
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
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, aviation services face an existential crisis. In that context, consolidation through liberalisation can play a role in ensuring
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a systemic risk within the complex web of global value chains. Factory closures and human movement restrictions in one country
This report, aim to provide an external assessment of implementation of AEC Blueprint 2025. The scope of the AEC Blueprint is very broad, and our
This report, aim to provide an external assessment of implementation of AEC Blueprint 2025. The scope of the AEC Blueprint is very broad, and our
In this report under the API we consider the economic relationship between ASEAN and the European Union (EU). The comparison is often made between these
This report, aim to provide an external assessment of implementation of AEC Blueprint 2025. The scope of the AEC Blueprint is very broad, and our
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