02 September 2024
The recently concluded ASEAN Conference 2024 conveyed an unmistakably poignant and clear message: ASEAN is a bright spot in a troubled world beset by geopolitical tensions, geoeconomic fragmentation, climate change and the swift pace of digital transformation.
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ASEAN Conference 2024: A bright spot in a troubled world
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Trade and Investment
ASEAN: Positive trade and investment outlook to 2030 and beyond
02 September 2024
Three key factors contribute to a favourable outlook for ASEAN in the coming years: 1. Increasing cross-border policy coordination; 2. deepening integration across various economic sectors among its members; 3. a peaceful environment coupled with generally stable domestic political conditions.
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Trade and Investment
Record FDI inflows for the third year
29 July 2024
The latest foreign direct investment (FDI) data showed that global FDI inflows dropped by 2% in 2023 to a total of US$1.33 tn while ASEAN saw record inflows for the third year with a gain of 1.2% to US$226.3 bn, due to robust economic growth and extensive global value chain (GVC) linkages.
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Labour Market
Recent perspectives on regional labour market
30 May 2024
An important area that is bound for change in the years ahead is the ASEAN's labour market dynamics. We employ a well-established theory of the so-called Beveridge curve analysis to perform an empirical study on the bigger and more mature ASEAN economies.
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Monetary Policy and Capital Flows
Regional portfolio capital reflows likely depend on the timing of Fed's rate cut
4 March 2024
Rhetoric from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) doesn't suggest imminent rate cut ahead as incoming US economic data painted resiliency and strength in its economy. Clearly, this has impacted the portfolio capital flows in the ASEAN region of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
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Development and Outlook
Levelling up cooperation via Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ)
28 February 2024
The signing of MOU between Malaysia and Singapore in Jan 2024 on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) showcases yet again the extent of deepening of cooperation among ASEAN member states, in contrast to a world that is increasingly fragmented, confrontational, and distrustful.
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