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  • Myanmar prepares for ASEAN Chair 2014
  • WEF to lift Myanmar’s profile
  • NDF proposes constitutional changes
  • Myanmar Resumes Peace Talks With Kachin Rebels
  • Muslims and Buddhists clash in northern Myanmar
  • Suu Kyi slams reforms, says government introduced ‘no tangible changes’
  • Eagles Air and Sea to pursue opportunity for JV in Myanmar
  • Myanmar Oil & Gas Summit to be held in June
  • European merchants will make first visit to Gems Expo
  • Myanmar ranked worst in resource governance
  • China approaches Myanmar’s opposition NLD for re-undertaking Myitsone dam project
  • Cyclone Mahasen weakens as it hits Bangladesh
  • Government sets two-child limit for Rohingyas in Rakhine state
  • Myanmar jails Muslims over religious violence
  • Japanese premier to visit Myanmar on Friday
  • UN praises Myanmar over child soldier issue
  • President Thein Sein visits the White House, Obama urges for the end of violence against Muslims
  • Chinese Vessel Damages Vietnamese Fishing Boat
  • ASEAN and China raise brand awareness
  • Thailand calls for ASEAN meeting in August
  • ICBC to start clearing Yuan in Singapore
  • Singapore, China granted Observer status at Arctic Council
  • ASEAN, China to Strengthen Efforts to Combat Drugs
  • China’s Cadmium Contamination bodes well for Rice Exporters
  • South China Sea dispute impacts Philippine Tourism
  • Philippines Prepared for Incoming Chinese Ships
  • China and Northern ASEAN Engages in Drug War
  • Challenges in Chinese Coal Industry
  • KBank allows Myanmar ATM transfers
  • Changes in store for ‘Treasure Bank’
  • Starbucks plans to enter Myanmar
  • Malaysian Department Store opens in Yangon
  • Heineken forms Myanmar joint venture to build brewery
  • Exploitation claims see labour agencies suspended
  • Electricity supply cut at manufacturing hubs
  • Securities Exchange eyes 2015 launch
  • Government to provide monastic schools with 3 billion kyat
  • Clashes likely to delay Myanmar-China pipeline start-up
  • Rohingya Muslims drown off Myanmar trying to flee storm
  • Thein Sein planning the first state visit to the US in 47 years
  • Investment in Myanmar to get more difficult for Thais post- AEC
  • German BMW to enter Myanmar’s market
  • Myanmar leader plans Washington visit
  • Myanmar is on alert of terror attack
  • Anonymous plans Myanmar campaign
  • Myanmar targets 3 million tourists by 2015
  • ADB to finance the construction of an India-Myanmar road
  • Religious freedom in Myanmar among the worst in the world
  • Soe Thein out as investment commission chairman
  • Japan’s Prime Minister plans Myanmar visit
  • China’s Sinopec sells Myanmar energy stake to Taiwan’s CPC
  • Singaporean firm bids for Yangon Airport contract
  • Japan’s Nishimura and Asahi launches into Myanmar and Thailand
  • Ford joins rush of American companies to Myanmar
  • SIM card lottery in Myanmar
  • Thilawa port construction to use Japan’s ODA of US$205 million
  • Myanmar Union Election Commission to Amend Electoral Laws, Bylaws
  • Myanmar government panel recommends family planning and security boost to stem sectarian clashes
  • Fresh religious violence in town near Yangon
  • Myanmar’s ready for challenges of ASEAN chairmanship: foreign affairs official
  • South China Sea dispute continues to divide
  • China solidifies ASEAN relationships
  • China wields influence over ASEAN
  • China still Plays Major Role in ASEAN Investment Flows
  • ASEAN Contributes to Chinese Development
  • UK to back Myanmar peace efforts
  • EU set to lift Myanmar sanctions, except on arms
  • Suu Kyi says no easy answer to sectarian violence
  • China Plays Nice, Shifts Blame for Tensions
  • Aid workers find Myanmar difficult
  • Japan to help boost Myanmar’s rice industry through imports and investments
  • Foreign Companies in China Seeks ASEAN Alternatives
  • Offshore Gas, Oil Bids Open
  • Thein Sein pleads for unity in New Year speech
  • Myanmar’s test run census goes without hiccup
  • Chinese Investors Tries Luck in Various ASEAN Countries
  • China and Singapore deepen relations
  • Myanmar shortlists 12 bidders for telecom tender
  • Ernst & Young opens new member firm in Myanmar
  • Chinese fear burnt hands in Myanmar
  • Myanmar economy to grow strongly, says ADB
  • Shan farmers urge gas pipeline project to be moved
  • Ethnic Leaders Meet with Japanese Government
  • European parliamentary delegation praises Myanmar’s reforms
  • UNDP pledges $150 million to Myanmar
  • Latest Developments in Avian Flu
  • Yunnan miner tries its luck in Myanmar
  • Confirmed Bird Flu Cases in China Alarms Neighbouring Countries
  • China-Laos-Thailand Rail Network in Inception
  • Singapore Pioneers Yuan Clearing Bank Service out of Greater China
  • Myanmar ‘welcomes Chinese enterprises and projects’
  • Thein Sein makes first big administrative reshuffle
  • First India-Myanmar border market to open
  • Singapore to help Myanmar set up vocational training institute
  • Nations Tackle Sea Disputes in the Pirate Manner
  • Former US president Jimmy Carter meets Thein Sein and Suu Kyi
  • Cost of mobile network access to tumble on April 24
  • China Mobile, Vodafone, and Soros enter mobile licence race while PLDT withdraws
  • Yunnan miner explores opportunities in Myanmar
  • Military-owned conglomerate expanding its reach
  • Singapore poised to announce purchase Of 12 F-35Bs
  • Vietnam accuses Chinese boat of firing on fishermen
  • China pivots to ASEAN and Myanmar attempts to pivot away
  • Order restored in 6 townships in Myanmar’s troubled region: Report
  • Private dailies re-emerge in Myanmar but face difficulties
  • AP is the first international news agency to open bureau as Myanmar eases ban
  • Garment exports to surpass US$1 billion as Myanmar’s makeover gains speed
  • Myanmar gas exports to hit new record of nearly US$4 billion, official says
  • IE Singapore to organise Singapore-Myanmar Business Forum in Yangon
  • Canada names ambassador to Myanmar
  • Burma’s ‘Kayan Beauties’ Wins Asean Film Award
  • Tension over South China Sea Rises with US Intervention
  • Our Focus
  • Suu Kyi reappointed as Myanmar opposition leader
  • Singapore to maintain strong links with US, China: Foreign Minister
  • Obama to raise territorial dispute at Asia summits
  • China imports Halal expertise and more food from Malaysia
  • Indonesia, Thailand expect more Chinese tourists in the near future
  • China reinforces trade and investment in Cambodia
  • Palm oil inventory in China seen at record
  • Canada re-engages Myanmar
  • Myanmar Garment Factories Gear up for Foreign Investment
  • Farmers sue military’s largest conglomerate over ‘land grab’
  • Myanmar workers protest against lack of healthcare at factory in Jordan
  • UN aid reaches long-isolated Kachin
  • World Bank: Myanmar has enormous potential
  • After meeting, Government and SSA schedule more talks in Naypyidaw
  • Thai couple face raft of charges over torture and enslavement of child
  • UN Envoy calls for amendment of Myanmar citizenship law
  • UN welcomes release of 24 child soldiers
  • Military spending challenged in parliament

Events

• South China Sea ruling and repercussion : How geopolitics impact ASEAN integration
• ASEAN Economic Community Dialogue 2025
• ASEAN Business Club Forum 2015 – Road to ASEAN Integration
• ASEAN Business Club Forum 2014
• Network ASEAN Forum 2013
• CIMB Bangkok Conference 2012
• CIMB-CARI Myanmar Breakfast Meeting
• CARI Conversation III
• A Snapshot Of Democracy In ASEAN
• MTCC Networking Dinner
• Harvard University's Southeast Asia Trek 2012
• CARI at panel discussion at AUB Program
• Panel Discussion on ASEAN Capital Market Integration
• First Asian Central Banks' Watchers Conference
• Panel Discussion at CIMB's ASEAN Conference 2011
• The 6th Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum
• CARI Conversation II
• ASEAN and ADBI Consultation Meeting
• CARI Conversation I
• 6th Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum

News

• CARI Captures Issue 695: Share of local pop music in Southeast Asia’s streaming market increasing
• CARI Captures Issue 694: Southeast Asia accounts for 12% of global branded residence projects in 2024
• CARI Captures Issue 693: Southeast Asia’s Islamic finance sector reaches USD 859 billion in 2023, with Malaysia leading the way
• CARI Captures Issue 692: Three of the wealthiest families in Southeast Asia are Thai
• CARI Captures Issue 691: Southeast Asia pursuing nuclear power to meet future energy needs
• CARI Captures Issue 690: Experts advocate for ASEAN regional strategy to achieve greater food security
• CARI Captures Issue 689: Trump’s election victory fuels surge in cryptocurrency investments in Singapore
• CARI Captures Issue 688: Startup funding in Southeast Asia in 2024 drops to USD 4.56 billion, a 42% year-on-year decline
• CARI Captures Issue 687: ASEAN economies struggle with influx of cheap Chinese imports
• CARI Captures Issue 686: Indian outbound tourism to Southeast Asia rises to 3.75 million in 2023
• CARI Captures Issue 685: Global tech firms invest billions into digital infrastructure in ASEAN
• CARI Captures Issue 684: A Look Back at 2024
• CARI Captures Issue 683: 31 people killed, 125,000 displaced by monsoon flooding in Malaysia and Thailand
• CARI Captures Issue 682: Thailand’s 2024 auto production revised downwards to 1.5 million units
• CARI Captures Issue 681: Southeast Asia faces potential economic challenges from Trump presidency
• CARI Captures Issue 680: Southeast Asian economies preparing for impact of Trump tariffs
• CARI Captures Issue 679: Philippines economy grows by 5.2% year-on-year in Q3 2024, marking slowest expansion in five quarters
• CARI Captures Issue 678: Singapore’s “deep tech” investments rose 31% in 2023, constituting 25% of total deal values
• CARI Captures Issue 677: Malaysia government introduces record MYR 421 billion budget
• CARI Captures Issue 676: Southeast Asian interest rates diverging after US Federal Reserve slashes rates
• CARI Captures Issue 675: Viet Nam’s economy grew by 7.4% year-on-year in Q3 2024
• CARI Captures Issue 674: US imposes preliminary duties on solar panels from Southeast Asia
• CARI Captures Issue 673: Major e-commerce platforms raise merchant commission fees to improve profitability
• CARI Captures Issue 672: Typhoon Yagi to trim 0.15% off Viet Nam’s 2024 growth
• CARI Captures Issue 671: Lao PDR facing severe economic downturn marked by escalating inflation
• CARI Captures Issue 670: Malaysia maintains overnight policy rate at 3%, citing continued economic support
• CARI Captures Issue 669: Thailand's proposed 90-kilometer 'Land Bridge' faces fresh roadblocks
• CARI Captures Issue 668: Malaysia and India elevate ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
• CARI Captures Issue 667: ASEAN Members seek to broaden partnerships through BRICS and OECD memberships
• CARI Captures Issue 666: Infineon opens largest power chip plant in Malaysia
• CARI Captures Issue 665: Southeast Asian countries raise barriers against cheap Chinese imports
• CARI Captures Issue 664: ASEAN foreign ministers and external partners to meet this week
• CARI Captures Issue 663: TikTok Shop’s gross merchandise volume rises to US$16.3 billion in 2023
• CARI Captures Issue 662: Southeast Asia’s IPO market sees 71% decline in market capitalization in first half of 2024
• CARI Captures Issue 661: Minimum wage hikes across Southeast Asia causes concerns to industries
• CARI Captures Issue 660: Thailand surpasses Singapore as primary financier of military equipment to Myanmar regime
• CARI Captures Issue 659: Myanmar’s economy to expand by 1% for the year through March 2025
• CARI Captures Issue 658: Chinese tech suppliers expand presence in ASEAN amid geopolitical tensions
• CARI Captures Issue 657: Equity investors scouring Southeast Asia for winners from AI boom
• CARI Captures Issue 656: Malaysia surpasses Thailand as Southeast Asia’s second-largest auto market
• CARI Captures Issue 655: The Philippines' economy expands by 5.7% in first quarter of 2024
• CARI Captures Issue 654: Microsoft to invest US$2.2 billion into Malaysia over next four years
• CARI Captures Issue 653: Food service industry in Southeast Asia sees shift towards food delivery services
• CARI Captures Issue 652: Bank of Thailand resists government pressure to slash rates
• CARI Captures Issue 651: Top ASEAN finance officials agree to expand cross-border QR payments
• CARI Captures Issue 650: South Korean firms based in Viet Nam face competition from China
• CARI Captures Issue 649: Green transition in ASEAN countries face hurdles due to greenflation concerns
• CARI Captures Issue 648: ASEAN startup sector facing declining funding
• CARI Captures Issue 647: Taylor Swift’s Eras tour causes economists to upgrade Singapore’s GDP forecast
• CARI Captures Issue 646: Australia pledges US$41.8 million in funding for maritime security in ASEAN
• CARI Captures Issue 645: Many ASEAN social safety nets inadequate despite ageing populations
• CARI Captures Issue 644: Prabowo Subianto on track to win Indonesian presidential election
• CARI Captures Issue 643: Viet Nam pushes US to change its ‘non-market economy’ classification
• CARI Captures Issue 642: Future of planned Indonesian capital Nusantara faces uncertainties due to election
• CARI Captures Issue 641: Southeast Asian markets poised for turnaround in 2024 on back of cheap valuations
• CARI Captures Issue 640: Malaysian ringgit vulnerable to drop towards 2023 low due to political risks
• CARI Captures Issue 639: Myanmar to begin taxing nationals working abroad to boost foreign-currency reserves
• CARI Captures Issue 638: Malaysia and Singapore to raise consumption taxes in early 2024
• CARI Captures Issue 637: Lao PDR frames its 2024 ASEAN Chairmanship as 'Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience'
• CARI Captures Issue 636: ASEAN and Japan agree to deepen economic and security cooperation
• CARI Captures Issue 635: Taiwanese startups eye ASEAN markets due to China risks
• CARI Captures Issue 634: Sweden announces new trade and investment strategy for Southeast Asia
• CARI Captures Issue 633: Malaysia to scrap entry visa requirements for Chinese and Indian nationals
• CARI Captures Issue 632: APEC forum commit to tackling climate change, regional integration, and food insecurity
• CARI Captures Issue 631: Indonesia and United States elevate ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
• CARI Captures Issue 630: Rising energy prices push Thailand to propose resuming talks over disputed waters with Cambodia
• CARI Captures Issue 629: Southeast Asia's Internet economy to log slowest growth on record in 2023
• CARI Captures Issue 628: Southeast Asian fintech firms extend credit to unbanked population
• CARI Captures Issue 627: Sliding currencies bring higher import costs and inflationary pressures for ASEAN
• CARI Captures Issue 626: Thai government to implement US$15 billion digital wallet project
• CARI Captures Issue 625: Economists warn that price ceilings on rice in the Philippines could create market distortions
• CARI Captures Issue 621: Southeast Asian tech giant’s shares diverge, with Grab jumping due to cost-cutting measures
• CARI Captures Issue 620: Thailand's GDP growth from Q1 2021 to Q2 2023, year-on-year (%)
• CARI Captures Issue 619: Six state elections in Malaysia end up with status quo results
• CARI Captures Issue 618: Indonesia's GDP growth from Q1 2020 to Q2 2023, year-on-year (%)
• CARI Captures Issue 617: Malaysian government targets having renewables supply 70% of total energy supply by 2050
• CARI Captures Issue 616: The Philippines-Malaysia trade relationship
• CARI Captures Issue 615: IPO performance in Southeast Asia, 2019 H1 - 2023 H1
• CARI Captures Issue 614: 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings to be held this week
• CARI Captures Issue 613: Six states in Malaysia to hold state elections on 12 August, 2023
• CARI Captures Issue 612: Return of El Nino expected to impact ASEAN agriculture
• CARI Captures Issue 611: Global startup ecosystem ranking, 2022 and 2023
• CARI Captures Issue 610: 2022 estimated gross merchandise value for e-commerce firms in ASEAN (US$ billion)
• CARI Captures Issue 609: Economic indicators for the baseline projections for the Philippines, 2020 - 2025
• CARI Captures Issue 608: The world's top LNG exporters in 2022 (million tonnes)
• CARI Captures Issue 607: ASEAN governments seeking to foster EV development in ASEAN
• CARI Captures Issue 606: Lower house seat distribution in Thai general election on 14 May
• CARI Captures Issue 605: 42nd ASEAN Summit concludes in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
• CARI Captures Issue 604: Renewable energy growth in Thailand, 2009 - 2022 (GW)
• CARI Captures Issue 603: Latest month tourist arrivals in select ASEAN countries (% of level in same month in 2019)
• CARI Captures Issue 602: Thailand to hold general elections on 14 May, 2023
• CARI Captures Issue 601: GDP growth of ASEAN Member States, 2019 - 2024 (%)
• CARI Captures Issue 600: UK formally accepted into Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
• CARI Captures Issue 599: Revenue growth in select ASEAN cloud markets, 2022 (%)
• CARI Captures Issue 598: Malaysia losing out to Indonesia in attracting foreign direct investment
• CARI Captures Issue 597: Total trade in goods between Thailand and the EU, 2016 - 2021 (US$ billion)
• CARI Captures Issue 596: Malaysia signals interest in reviving Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail
• CARI Captures Issue 595: Main features of Malaysia's 2023 budget
• CARI Captures Issue 594: Thailand's GDP growth, 2011-2023 (%)
• CARI Captures Issue 593: Singapore's 2023 Budget includes more support measures and payouts
• CARI Captures Issue 592: Economic recession seen as biggest challenge facing ASEAN in 2023
• CARI Captures Issue 591: IMF economic growth projections for ASEAN-5 economies year-on-year (%)
• CARI Captures Issue 590: Inward foreign direct investment into ASEAN, 2015-2021 (US$ billion)
• CARI Captures Issue 589: Net asset management inflows to Singapore, 2016 - 2021 (S$ Billion)
• CARI Captures Issue 588: Indonesia to set up office to deal with Myanmar crisis
• CARI Captures Issue 587: Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship begins under theme of ‘ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth’
• CARI Captures Issue 586: Workers in Southeast Asia expected to see larger salary bumps in 2023 due to persistent inflation and labor crunch
• CARI Captures Issue 585: Southeast Asian venture capital firms expected to be pickier in 2023 amidst economic headwinds
• CARI Captures Issue 584: Asian Development Bank downgrades 2023 growth projections for Southeast Asia to 4.7%
• CARI Captures Issue 583: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol seeks closer ties with ASEAN as part of Indo-Pacific strategy
• CARI Captures Issue 582: Growth across the ASEAN manufacturing sector reports slowdown for second consecutive month
• CARI Captures Issue 581: Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysia’s tenth prime minister following 15th general election
• CARI Captures Issue 580: ASEAN holds 40th ASEAN Summit and other meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• CARI Captures Issue 579: ASEAN Fintech Segment Keeps its Charm
• CARI Captures Issue 578: Southeast Asia to host three major diplomatic gatherings in November 2022
• CARI Captures Issue 572: AANZFTA in process of being upgraded, to focus on rules of origin and e-commerce
• CARI Captures Issue 571: Five Southeast Asian countries among global top ten for e-commerce sales growth in 2022
• CARI Captures Issue 570: ASEAN equities outperform global peers despite gloomy global outlook
• CARI Captures Issue 564: President Jokowi visits China, Japan and South Korea
• CARI Captures Issue 563: ADB cuts growth forecasts for developing Asia for 2022, with only Indonesia and the Philippines upgraded
• CARI Captures Issue 562: Thailand establishes mini-FTA with Busan
• CARI Captures Issue 561: ASEAN governments roll out new economic relief packages to help cushion impact of inflation
• CARI Captures Issue 560: Ferdinand Marcos Jr begins six-year presidency
• CARI Captures Issue 559: Major ASEAN economies expected to buck stagflationary trend due to loosening restrictions and rebounding tourism
• CARI Captures Issue 558: Vietnam to increase the regional minimum wage in July
• CARI Captures Issue 557: Australia pledges total of US$482 million to ASEAN and Indonesia for development purposes
• CARI Captures Issue 556: Brunei’s 2021 GDP falls at fastest pace in five years
• CARI Captures Issue 555: Biden administration launches Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity with several ASEAN countries
• CARI Captures Issue 554: US makes US$150 million commitment to ASEAN leaders
• CARI Captures Issue 553: ASEAN leaders and US President Joe Biden meet in Washington for US-ASEAN Special Summit
• CARI Captures Issue 552: Three global summits to be held in ASEAN in November
• CARI Captures Issue 551: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visiting Indonesia, Viet Nam and Thailand from 29 April onwards
• CARI Captures Issue 550: AMRO forecasts 5.1% growth for ASEAN as growth normalises
• CARI Captures Issue 549: 78% of Middle Eastern companies view Malaysia as top ASEAN market for expansion
• CARI Captures Issue 548: World Bank shaves 2022 growth projections for Southeast Asia
• CARI Captures Issue 547: India calls for more regional cooperation at Bimstec summit, which includes Thailand and Myanmar
• CARI Captures Issue 546: Singapore to reopen borders, retire VTLs on April 1
• CARI Captures Issue 545: COVID-19 pandemic pushes 4.7 million more people into extreme poverty in 2021
• CARI Captures Issue 544: Malaysia to open its international borders in April
• CARI Captures Issue 543: ASEAN manufacturing PMI remains resilient in February 2022 despite rising COVID-19 infections
• CARI Captures Issue 542: Singapore announces 2022 budget proposals
• CARI Captures Issue 541: 30.1% of Southeast Asian public figures confident US will provide leadership in championing global free trade
• CARI Captures Issue 540: Cambodia ratifies free trade agreement with South Korea
• CARI Captures Issue 539: PETRONAS Retains Title As Most Valuable ASEAN Brand In 2022
• CARI Captures Issue 538: Singapore, Indonesia sign extradition, airspace and defence agreements
• CARI Captures Issue 537: Taiwan seeking to deepen economic ties with Southeast Asia as part of “New Southbound Policy”
• CARI Captures Issue 536: Japan to push for a new chapter of Japan-ASEAN economic relations
• CARI Captures Issue 535: RCEP mega-free trade agreement comes into effect on 1 January 2022
• CARI Captures Issue 534: Cambodia places high hopes on the RCEP and CCFTA
• CARI Captures Issue 533: US plans ASEAN summit, weighs new sanctions against Myanmar
• CARI Captures Issue 532: Southeast Asian companies collectively raise more than US$10 billion through IPOs in 2021
• CARI Captures Issue 531: Grab lists on Nasdaq after SPAC merger at a US$40 billion valuation
• CARI Captures Issue 530: China pledges to upgrade relations with ASEAN from strategic partnership to comprehensive strategic partnership
• CARI Captures Issue 529: ASEAN launches free trade negotiations with Canada
• CARI Captures Issue 528: Investments into Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy reaches US$11.5 billion in first half of 2021
• CARI Captures Issue 527: Indonesia and Vietnam pledge to halt deforestation at COP26
• CARI Captures Issue 526: Singapore currently occupies lowest spot ever in Bloomberg Covid Resilience Ranking for a former No. 1 occupant
• CARI Captures Issue 525: ASEAN excludes Myanmar junta leader from summit in rare move
• CARI Captures Issue 524: ASEAN tech giants competing with large conventional banks over digital banking services market
• CARI Captures Issue 523: Southeast Asian countries begin reopening process
• CARI Captures Issue 522: Southeast Asian tech startup deals hit record numbers in first half of 2021
• CARI Captures Issue 521: Low vaccination rates are hurting Southeast Asia’s economy
• CARI Captures Issue 520: Viet Nam leads average daily rise in COVID-19-related deaths in ASEAN despite lockdowns
• CARI Captures Issue 519: ASEAN’s private equity and venture capital industry doubles in five years
• CARI Captures Issue 518: Southeast Asia region added 70 million new online consumers since start of COVID-19 pandemic
• COVID-19 Pandemic and Climate Crisis: Opportunities for ASEAN to build back safer, stronger and greener
• CARI Captures Issue 517: Lockdowns in ASEAN affect global automotive supply chains
• CARI Captures Issue 516: EU, Japan, and the United States remained ASEAN’s three largest investors over past two decades
• CARI Captures Issue 515: Cambodia aims for countrywide mobile and internet coverage by 2027
• CARI Captures Issue 514: UK officially becomes Dialogue Partner of ASEAN, to strengthen cooperation on COVID-19 and climate change
• CARI Captures Issue 513: IMF downgrades 2021 economic outlook for ASEAN-5 countries to 4.3% due to recent COVID-19 waves
• (Media Release) Innovation, cross-sectoral collaborative efforts and multi-stakeholder public-private partnerships across ASEAN are imperative to the recovery of the tourism industry
• (Media Release) Pathway to Green Recovery in ASEAN: Business councils express strong support for a sustainable and green recovery in ASEAN post-COVID-19 pandemic 
• CARI Captures Issue 512: ASEAN countries experienced an increase in mobile speed between June 2020 and June 2021; except Myanmar
• CARI Captures Issue 511: Goldman Sachs slashes 2021 growth projections for major ASEAN economies due to new COVID-19 waves
• CARI Captures Issue 510: JCER/ Nikkei Survey: The slowdown of Asian economies predicted, with COVID surge putting the brakes on Thai and Malaysia growth
• CARI Captures Issue 509: Mergers and acquisitions in Southeast Asia hits US$19 billion in first half of 2021, fueled by tech sector
• CARI Captures Issue 508: Singapore ranks 1st in the Asia Pacific and 4th globally in 2021 Global Fintech Ranking
• CARI Captures Issue 507: Singapore drops from number one spot in IMD’s 2021 World Competitiveness Ranking
• Throw someone under a bus?
• CARI Captures Issue 506: New Zealand top World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2021 (WBL 2021) Index amongst RCEP countries; Laos top in ASEAN
• CARI Captures Issue 505: COVID-19-induced border closures from South Asia causing labor shortages in Singapore
• CARI Captures Issue 504: Scrap demand may exceed supply in ASEAN countries in 2021
• Media Release: GREENING ASEAN: TOWARDS GREEN RECOVERY IN ASEAN POST-PANDEMIC
• CARI Captures Issue 503: ASEAN nations being impacted by new wave of COVID-19
• Asean needs to work harder to remove non-tariff barriers
• CARI Captures Issue 502: ASEAN Manufacturing conditions picked up in April 2021
• Biden needs fresh thinking and more than one term
• CARI Captures Issue 501: Myanmar junta states immediate priority is law and order after ASEAN calls for end of violence
• ASEAN: Give Credit When It's Due
• CARI Captures Issue 500: 56% of executives in Southeast Asia looking to pursue M&A over coming year
• CARI Captures Issue 499: Grab’s plan to become US-listed public company to value company at almost US$40 billion
• ASEAN: Last In, Last Out
• CARI Captures Issue 498: Facebook, Google to build undersea cables linking Southeast Asia to the US to advance connectivity between the Asia-Pacific region and North America
• CARI Captures Issue 498: Facebook, Google to build undersea cables linking Southeast Asia to the US to advance connectivity between the Asia-Pacific region and North America
• Media Release: ASEAN HEALTHCARE WEBINAR 2021: COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT AND THE RECOVERY OF THE ASEAN ECONOMY
• CARI Captures Issue 497: Thai Baht worse performing major currency in Southeast Asia in Q1 2021, depreciating 4% against US Dollar
• Chairman of CARI Tan Sri Dr Munir urged the private sector between the ASEAN and EU region to deepen engagement and cooperation, in the absence of robust policy reform of ASEAN at the EU-ABC Webinar: Europe's New Trade Policy
• CARI Captures Issue 496: Southeast Asia on track to eradicate income poverty, but other SDG areas need work according to UN SDG progress report 2021
• CARI Captures Issue 495: Singapore-based Sea Ltd share price rises 395% in 2020, making it biggest public company in Southeast Asia
• CARI Captures Issue 494: RCEP and CPTPP expected to bring a total of US$333 billion economic gain by 2030 according to Asian Development Bank report
• CARI Captures Issue 493: ASEAN plans to facilitate post-COVID travel with the use of digital vaccine certificates
• CARI Captures Issue 492: Malaysia trails behind ASEAN neighbours in EV race, lack of incentives to blame
• CARI Captures Issue 491: Singapore government plans to issue green bonds on select public infrastructure projects
• CARI Captures Issue 490: 45% of ASEAN’s population to be threatened by climate change by 2030.
• Media Release: Completion of Sale of CIMB ASEAN Research Institute
• CARI Captures Issue 489: The Philippines to cut corporate tax rate to 25% for big companies to aid COVID-19 recovery
• Media Release: Invest ASEAN: Italian Industry Expertise in Malaysia
• CARI Captures Issue 487: The First ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN1) aims to strengthen cooperation between ASEAN countries 
• CARI’s Executive Director Jukhee Hong discussed digital transformation in Malaysia and ASEAN with Minister of Communications and Multimedia of Malaysia (KKMM), YB Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah and TIME dotCom Berhad Chief Executive Officer, Afzal Abdul Rahim
• CARI Captures Issue 486: ASEAN startups raised total of US$8.6 billion in 2020, with 42.6% of fundraising happening in Singapore alone
• CARI Captures Issue 485: Manufacturing output in ASEAN rises for second month running
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand sees new rise in COVID-19 infections as it begins easing travel restrictions
• China-ASEAN Monitor: ASEAN and China to cooperate in development of sugar industry
• CARI Captures Issue 484: Vietnam begins human trials of locally manufactured vaccine Nanocovax
• Mekong Monitor: Thai government suspends domestic travel subsidy programme due to corruption probe
• China-ASEAN Monitor: The Philippines to sign deal for 25 million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
• CARI Captures Issue 483: ADB revises Southeast Asia’s 2020 GDP growth to 4.4% contraction
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand’s economy forecasted for clear recovery momentum in 2022 due to weak domestic demand
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Singapore and China sign landmark 10 agreements in areas ranging from public health and trade
• CARI Captures Issue 482: ASEAN and the European Union have formally elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand dominates ASEAN-6’s IPO market in 2020, contributing more than 60% of the total funds raised in the region
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Tech investments into Indonesia jumped 55% year on year in first half of 2020 as Chinese investors shift away from India
• CARI Captures Issue 481: Development of green economy offers annual US$1 trillion economic opportunity for ASEAN
• Mekong Monitor: US business sector pledge to continue with investment plans in Thailand
• China-ASEAN Monitor: China’s Nanjing Iron & Steel Company Limited to invest in coke plant in Morowali Industrial Plant in Indonesia
• RCEP a feather in ASEAN's cap
• CARI Captures Issue 480: The Philippines calls for ASEAN to intensify climate action
• Mekong Monitor: COVID-19 pandemic widens microfinancing debt crisis in Cambodia
• China-ASEAN Monitor: ASEAN signs RCEP with China and other regional partners
• CARI Captures 479: Southeast Asia's internet economy projected to exceed US$100 billion in 2020
• Mekong Monitor: Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy on course to win second term
• China-ASEAN Monitor: China-ASEAN trade grows 7.7% in Q3 2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic
• CARI Captures 478: FDI in Southeast Asia fall by 20% in first half of 2020
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnam's manufacturing sector continues recovery in October
• CARI Briefings on How can ASEAN bounce back: A US Perspective
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysia’s E&E sector to benefit from China’s tech-focused 14th Five-Year Plan
• CARI Captures 477: The Philippines' Duterte wants government-to-government deal for COVID-19 vaccines
• China-ASEAN Monitor: China agrees to share year-round water data with Mekong River Commission
• Jukhee Hong, CARI's Executive Director, leads the panel discussion on “Leveraging on the Digital Wave: The Roadmap to ASEAN Digital Transformation” at the ASEAN STARTUP FORUM 2020
• CARI Chairman Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid spoke at the 35th ASEAN Roundtable, Yusuf Ishak Institute (ISEAS)
• CARI Captures 476: Malaysia’s COVID-19 fatality rate among the lowest in the region despite rise in number of cases
• Mekong Monitor: New Bank of Thailand governor raises concern on local unrest
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Chinese investors expected to lead doubling of investments into Indonesia’s nickel processing sector by 2033
• ASEAN needs to do more than just bounce along
• CARI Captures 475: Funding in Southeast Asian startups continues to decline in Q3 2020
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand’s economic recovery expected to take at least two years to return to pre-pandemic levels
• Media Release: US private sector is committed to supporting ASEAN’s economic recovery: strengthening public health infrastructure, restoring consumer confidence, and promoting sustainable development are critical recovery areas
• China-ASEAN Monitor: China to purchase 1.7 million tonnes of Malaysian palm oil until 2023
• ASEAN Roundtable Series on The 4IR Reimagined Post-COVID-19
• CARI Captures 474: Singapore ready to begin first phase 3 antibody trial for COVID-19 patients
• Mekong Monitor: Myanmar extends suspension period of jade mining operations due to COVID-19
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Indonesia and China to develop direct settlement between rupiah and yuan
• CARI Captures 473: ASEAN manufacturing’s operating conditions deteriorate again in September
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand and Myanmar resume cross-border goods transportation
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Thailand to restart tourism with China
• CARI Captures 472: Indonesia and the Philippines among ASEAN countries facing significant ecological threats
• Mekong Monitor: Thai central bank to keep benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5%
• CARI Briefings on Industry 4.0 and the Forces of Change in ASEAN ~ Swedish Industry Voices in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Indonesia halts seafood exports to China after COVID-19 tests
• Media Release: The fourth industrial revolution offers opportunities to equalise societies: ASEAN must adopt a holistic 4IR agenda that factors in social equality
• Business-as-usual in ASEAN in COVID-19 crisis will result in heavy cost to life and economy
• CARI Captures 471: Six ASEAN countries score above global average in 2020 Social Progress Index
• Mekong Monitor: Thai government plans cash handouts worth US$1.6 billion to boost domestic consumption
• Media Release: Industry 4.0 offers lifeline to businesses in ASEAN during COVID-19 but employees buy-in is the foundation of the shift to new technologies
• CARI Analysis: Japan-ASEAN Economic Ties to Grow Despite COVID-19
• CARI Captures 470: Indonesian stocks fall by more than 5% after Jakarta reinstates partial lockdown
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand seeks to cut Malacca Strait shipping time via land link
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysian government planning to reroute US$10.6 billion rail project
• CARI Captures 469: ASEAN-India economic ministers discuss AITIGA at meeting
• Mekong Monitor: Investors concerned over Thai economy due to political instability and COVID-19
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Myanmar wholesalers on China border face new restrictions
• CARI Captures 468: Thailand and Malaysia ranked as the top two best countries to start a business
• Mekong Monitor: CLMV ministers endorse action plan on economic cooperation for 2020/2021
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Chinese 5G chips manufacturer Zodiac to invest US$360 million in Malaysia
• CARI Captures 467: Singapore ranks highest in ASEAN in digital quality of life study
• China-ASEAN Monitor: China-ASEAN trade totalled US$362 billion in the first seven months of 2020
• CARI Captures 466: ASEAN+3 region forecasted to grow 6.0% in 2021
• Mekong Monitor: German firms in Myanmar plan on reducing investments compared to pre-COVID-19 period
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Myanmar approves joint venture for China’s strategic port project
• Is US economic dominance over? And what can ASEAN do about it?
• CARI Briefings on How can ASEAN bounce back: Fostering public health safety and economic resilience for a borderless community in ASEAN
• CARI Captures 465: ASEAN manufacturing downturn continues to ease in July
• Mekong Monitor: Central Bank says Thai economy has bottomed out
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Chinese wealth management firm weighing expansion into Singapore
• Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid Introduces "A Pathway to Recovery and Hope for ASEAN: Recommendations from ASEAN Businesses" on Astro Awani
• Media Release: Effective responses toward COVID-19 pandemic require country assessment of needs and priorities while ASEAN needs to strengthen the mechanism for immediate and accurate exchange of information
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand to sever link between gold trading and baht to limit currency’s gain
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Singapore-China green lane leads to slight increase in passenger numbers at Changi Airport
• Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid shares his thoughts on ASEAN's response to COVID-19 on BFM
• ASEAN’s biggest hope is ASEAN itself
• CARI Captures 464: Vietnam's technology skills set ranks second in Asia Pacific, first in ASEAN
• Mekong Monitor: Japan helps companies shift factories to Vietnam
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Laos and China to cooperate on low carbon emissions project
• CARI Captures 463: Asset quality of banks in ASEAN economies expected to weaken due to COVID-19
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand’s economic activity may not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2022
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Cambodia to sign FTA with China to boost agro exports
• CARI Captures 462: Brunei records highest car sales growth in ASEAN while regional output declines
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnam to increase rice exports to EU under EVFTA
• CARI Briefings on How can ASEAN bounce back: Can the ASEAN Economic Community Retain its Vision in a Post-Pandemic World?
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Chinese-backed megacity project in Malaysia delayed due to COVID-19
• Media Release: ASEAN Secretary-General: ASEAN remains committed to multilateral cooperation and recognises the critical role of the private sector in the bloc’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan
• CARI Captures 461: Malaysia leads mobile wallet usage in Southeast Asia
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand implements third extension of coronavirus emergency until 31 July
• China-ASEAN Monitor: ASEAN commodity purchasing centre opens in Chongqing
• CARI Briefings on How can ASEAN bounce back: An EU perspective
• CARI Analysis: Digital Payments No Longer a Luxury in the New Normal
• CARI Captures 460: Southeast Asia's FDI inflows increased 5% in 2019
• Mekong Monitor: Myanmar to distribute stimulus payments to 5.4 million households
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysia’s trading capabilities to be boosted through cooperation with China
• CARI Briefings on How can ASEAN bounce back: China’s economic trajectory and ASEAN
• Media Release: Intra-ASEAN and open trade is vital to ASEAN’s post-COVID-19 recovery - the EU experience may offer a path forward for boosting the growth of intra-regional trade
• CARI Captures 459: Global competitiveness ranking shows Singapore retaining the top spot
• Mekong Monitor: Thai government approves five investment projects worth US$1.34 billion
• CARI Analysis: Healthtech investment in Asia Pacific more than halved due to COVID-19 but opportunities remain
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Cambodia seeks China’s assistance to boost e-commerce
• Media Release: China expected to recover in 2021 while ASEAN stands to gain from supply chain diversification if it can act as unified entity
• Why an ASEAN High Level Special Commission is needed
• CARI Captures 458: Vietnam and Malaysia’s COVID-19 response receive strong approval ratings
• Mekong Monitor: Cambodian government allocates another US$12 million to help laid-off workers
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysian durian exports to China have resumed to almost 80%
• CARI Captures 457: Singapore leads while Thailand improves ranking in Cloud Readiness Index
• CARI Captures 456: Southeast Asian Q1 2020 agricultural output down by 3.11% due to COVID-19
• E-Commerce in the New Normal
• Mekong Monitor: Thai government to reopen all sectors on 1 July
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Myanmar, China reopen trade routes for fruit exports
• The future of Asian conservation
• Mekong Monitor: Cambodian stock market sees first bank listing
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Vietnam and China held virtual conference to discuss boosting Vietnamese agro-food exports to China
• CARI Captures 455: Laos ranks third in ASEAN for average mobile internet speed
• Mekong Monitor: Thai economy shrinks for the first time since 2014
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Indonesia preparing to host US companies relocating from China
• CARI Captures 454: ASEAN calls for support for workers affected by COVID-19
• Mekong Monitor: Lao government has approved around US$37 billion worth of investments between 1989-2019
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Hundreds of tonnes of corn discarded at Myanmar-China border every day
• CARI Captures 453: ASEAN manufacturing downturn intensified in April
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Myanmar rice traders expect losses despite higher imports allowed from China
• CARI Captures 452: Model predicts COVID-19 in ASEAN will end by September 2020
• ASEAN Roundtable Series on ASEAN’s Response to COVID-19: Medium-term Outlook and Urgent Stimulus Measures for the Business Sector
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Construction of Laos-China railway resumes
• CARI Captures 451: Vietnam and Laos lead region in COVID-19 response stringency index
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnam establishes anti-panic commodities trading floor amid pandemic
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Online trade fair between Vietnam and Guangxi province opens
• ASEAN in crisis and its preparedness against COVID-19
• Press Release: COVID-19 Pandemic: ASEAN must address short-term relief and long-term survival for businesses while well placed to thrive on post-pandemic regionalism
• CARI Captures 450: ASEAN-5 countries projected to grow in 2021
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand’s outlook revised from positive to stable amidst COVID-19 uncertainty
• China-ASEAN Monitor: ASEAN+3 leaders meet online to discuss COVID-19
• How COVID-19 will transform global supply chains and how ASEAN must respond
• CARI Captures 449: Report shows decline in ASEAN community mobility during COVID-19 pandemic
• Mekong Monitor: Cambodian government allocates additional US$475 million to fight COVID-19
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Thailand to re-open four ports on the Mekong River to allow essential goods from China
• CARI Captures 448: Central banks in Southeast Asia discuss coordinating efforts to mitigate COVID-19 impact
• Mekong Monitor: International rice prices rise as droughts affect rice production in Thailand and Vietnam
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Indonesian palm oil exports to China halved in January 2020
• CARI Captures 447: Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand to receive medical supplies from Alibaba
• Mekong Monitor: Myanmar and Laos records first COVID-19 cases
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Thailand's condominium sector expected to face 10-year low due to shortage of Chinese buyers
• CARI Captures 446: “Aggressive” action needed to stop COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, says WHO
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand’s economic growth to weaken to 1.0% in 2020
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysia begins two-week isolation to curb COVID-19
• CARI Captures 445: COVID-19 could cut global growth by 0.1% to 0.4%
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnam to put in place trade defence early warning system by 2025
• China-ASEAN Monitor: China to ship raw materials for Cambodian garment and footwear factories
• CARI Captures 444: ASEAN manufacturing conditions show small improvement for first time in nine months
• Mekong Monitor: Thai government offers tax waiver on cash-back scheme "Eat, Shop, Spend" stimulus package
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Indonesian tourism sector starts to feel the effects of COVID-19
• Loong on China | China and Myanmar - Friends with benefits
• ASEAN Roundtable Series on Malaysia-Thailand: Towards Connectivity Beyond Borders
• CARI Captures 443: Growth forecasted for Thai exports in 2020
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnamese steel products hit with Thai anti-dumping duties
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysian durian exports to China slows to a halt due to COVID-19 outbreak
• CARI Captures 442: Economic fallout expected for ASEAN countries, according to AMRO
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand's economic growth slips to 5-year low, tourism sector hit hard by virus outbreak
• China-ASEAN Monitor: China-ASEAN summit over COVID-19 to be held from 20-21 February 2020
• Press Release: Malaysia and Thailand to lead the way in pursuit of an integrated ASEAN through facilitating greater connectivity between both economies, catalysing greater regionalism within the bloc
• CARI Captures 441: Indonesia’s productivity lags behind most ASEAN countries, according to survey
• Mekong Monitor: EU partially strips Cambodia of preferential market access over human rights violations
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysian manufacturing sector likely to feel impact of Wuhan virus
• CARI Captures 440: Vietnam reports trade deficit of U$100 million in January 2020
• Mekong Monitor: Myanmar’s border trade reaches US$3.3 billion in 2019/2020 fiscal year
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Indonesia to restrict import of Chinese livestock over coronavirus concerns
• CARI Briefings on ASEAN 2020 Outlook and Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship 2020
• CARI Captures 439: Bank Indonesia working to stabilise financial markets over coronavirus outbreak
• New Chair of ASEAN: Don’t Hold Your Breath
• Mekong Monitor: Border trade in Vietnam and Myanmar affected by dwindling border crossings
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Coronavirus hits tourism sectors of Southeast Asian countries
• CARI Captures 438: IMF trims growth forecast for ASEAN-5 countries due to sluggish exports
• Mekong Monitor: World Bank cautions Thailand on GDP growth outlook
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysia-China 2019 bilateral trade register record growth of 14.2% y-o-y
• ASEAN Roundtable | Series Smart Showcase Series on Making Digital Healthcare Affordable and Accessible in ASEAN 4.0
• CARI Captures 437: Healthtech investments in Southeast Asia reach US$266m in 2019
• Mekong Monitor: Challenging year expected for Vietnam’s steel industry
• China-ASEAN Monitor: China boosts trade with ASEAN to offset declining trade with the US
• Press Release: Vietnam should galvanise ASEAN to support the call for world economic peace during ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship
• CARI Captures 436: Indian restrictions on refined palm oil may cause price war between Malaysia and Indonesia
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnamese Prime Minister launches Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Ant Financial applies for Singapore digital banking licence
• CARI Captures 435: The Philippines sees 6.5% to 7.5% growth between 2020 and 2022
• Mekong Monitor: Cambodia-Vietnam trade likely to have exceeded US$5 billion mark
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Vietnamese fruit exports to China plunge 13.7% y-o-y
• CARI Captures 434: World Bank lowers Malaysia’s 2020 GDP forecast to 4.5% due to weaker exports and investment
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnam remains Laos’ third-largest investor
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysia-China trade expected to exceed US$100 billion this year
• CARI Captures 433: ASEAN PMI signals sixth month of weak manufacturing activity
• Mekong Monitor: Mekong countries agree to strengthen tourism cooperation
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Thailand, Hong Kong sign five MoUs to boost economic cooperation
• CARI Captures 432: ASEAN and South Korea to aim for US$200 billion in trade next year
• Mekong Monitor: South Korea, Mekong nations to prioritise seven cooperation sectors
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Malaysia’s Khazanah divests stake in Alibaba for US$526.3 million
• Mekong Monitor
• Whistleblowing laws in ASEAN in the context of ease of doing business
• CARI Captures 431: EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement comes into force
• Mekong Monitor: Cambodia to import 200MW of electricity from Laos
• Press Release: ASEAN needs to leverage the power of digital healthcare to ensure affordable and inclusive healthcare services for all
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Cambodia-China free trade agreement negotiations to start in December
• CARI Captures 430: Vietnam, US ink US$2.7 billion in trade and investment deals
• Mekong Monitor: Thai banks to recapitalise Lao branches to meet new Lao capital requirements
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Thailand, China agree to boost cooperation through flagship projects
• CARI Captures 429: ASEAN sees record-high US$155 billion in FDI inflows in 2018
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand’s B. Grimm and Gulf Energy ink Vietnam LNG deals
• China-ASEAN Monitor: ASEAN, China to keep pushing for greater regional connectivity
• Loong on China | US-China rivalry: The Hong Kong dimension
• CARI Captures 428: Singapore, Malaysia continue to lead in ease of doing business
• Mekong Monitor: Amata Group’s Yangon eco city projects gets government approval
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Thailand, Guangdong elevate their cooperation on the EEC
• The Road to ASEAN Integration: 7 lessons learned from public policy advocacy and public sector engagement
• CARI Captures 427: The new Indonesian cabinet’s key economic appointments
• Mekong Monitor: Laos to conduct feasibility study on Laos-Vietnam railway line
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Singapore, China ink nine bilateral cooperation agreements
• CARI Captures 426: Singapore, Australia begin negotiations on digital economy pact
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnamese telco group Viettel to launch 5G services in Laos this year
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Southeast Asia accounted for half of top 10 destinations by transaction volume for Golden Week Chinese tourists
• CARI Captures 424: Singapore inks free trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union
• CARI Captures 425: Southeast Asia’s internet economy to hit US$300 billion by 2025
• French Fintech and Malaysia
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnam-Cambodia US$5 billion trade target could be reached earlier than expected
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Vietnam imposes anti-dumping tax on Chinese aluminium products
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand-Cambodia cross-border railway begins operations
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Thailand’s largest mobile operator partners up with Huawei for 5G
• CARI Captures 423: ASEAN countries improve in global trade facilitation rankings
• Mekong Monitor: Laos, Vietnam central banks bolster cooperation in information technology and technical matters
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Land-sea transport plan connecting China and ASEAN unveiled at China-ASEAN Expo
• CARI Captures 422: Myanmar’s National Plan 2019-2020 targets 7% growth
• Mekong Monitor: Laos, Cambodia agree to halt development in unsettled border area
• China-ASEAN Monitor: The Philippines, Chinese firms ink US$1.1 billion business deals
• CARI Captures 421: ASEAN, India agree to review free trade agreement
• ASEAN Roundtable Series on ASEAN Vision 2040: The imperative of collective leadership, ASEAN integration and centrality in uncertain times
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand, Cambodia hope to renew talks on developing disputed gas field
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Singapore-Sichuan trade grew 42.8% in 2018 despite global uncertainties
• CARI Captures 420: South Korea, Thailand sign six agreements to intensify cooperation
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand’s PTT Group to develop electricity system for New Yangon City
• ASEAN Collective Leadership Running on Empty
• Indonesia's headline inflation rises to 20-month high of 3.5% y-o-y in August
• CARI Captures 419: Vietnam, Malaysia agree to deepen strategic partnership
• Mekong Monitor: Thailand’s Amata Corporation to develop a smart city in Yangon, first in Myanmar
• China-ASEAN Monitor: Chinese investment pledges into Vietnam increases 134% y-o-y in first seven months of 2019
• Japan to the rescue?
• Pace of contraction for Singapore's IPI slows down in July
• CARI Captures 418
• Mekong Monitor: Vietnam, Laos to step up cooperation in trade and energy
• CARI Captures 417
• CARI Captures 414
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• ASEAN should emulate China's GBA eco-civilisation concept
• Malaysia’s GDP growth accelerated to 4.9% yoy in 2Q19 bucking regional slowdowns
• Press Release: ASEAN Fintech sector stands to help drive financial inclusion in ASEAN but requires region-wide policy harmonisation and reforming the ecosystem
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 416
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 415
• Mekong Monitor: Myanmar, Thailand, Japan to form a committee to develop Dawei SEZ
• Loong on China: Rare earths, muddy thinking and endless shades of grey
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Press Release: ASEAN must chart a new vision to guide the bloc moving towards 2040 due to the changing externalities confronting ASEAN
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 413
• Hope in China's New Silk Road
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 411
• CARI Captures 410
• CARI Captures 412
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Bank Indonesia expected to lower policy rate in 2H19
• Despite protests, most Indonesians believe Jokowi is the right person to lead the country
• CARI Captures 409
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Singapore's non-oil domestic exports contract for third consecutive month in May
• CARI Captures 408
• Mekong Monitor
• Indonesia's headline inflation in May reaches 13-month high y-o-y
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 407
• CARI Captures 406
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Malaysia's headline inflation remains steady at 0.2% yoy in April 2019
• Singapore's industrial production index rises 0.1% in April, beating expectations
• CARI Captures 405
• Mekong Monitor
• Great Expectations and the Belt-Road Backlash
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Singapore's non-oil domestic exports weakens 10% in April
• CARI Captures 404
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Weaker than expected improvement in Indonesia's 1Q19 current account deficit
• Malaysia March 2019 industrial production growth exceeds expectations
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: Tackling Non-Tariff Barriers in the new trade order
• CARI Captures 403
• Indonesia's 1Q19 GDP growth of 5.1% slightly disappoints
• Malaysia cuts OPR rate to 3.00% against expectations
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Malaysia: March 2019 trade
• Indonesia: 1Q19 direct investment realisation
• CARI Captures 402
• Mekong Monitor
• CARI Briefing: ASEAN integration outlook with YB Dr. Ong Kian Ming
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: How does ASEAN navigate the new trade [dis]order?
• Singapore: March 2019 industrial production
• CARI Captures 401
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 400
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Singapore: MAS monetary policy review
• CARI Captures 399
• Malaysia: February 2019 industrial production
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Vietnam: 1Q19 GDP - resilient growth
• CARI Captures 398
• CARI Captures 397
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Press Release: ASEAN lacks effective measures and decisive political determination to address Non-Tariff-Barriers (NTBs) thus hurting the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
• Thailand: Macro snapshot
• Press Release: Experts attribute Southeast Asian countries’ ‘hedging behaviour’ to external uncertainties, while cautioning that the lack of cohesiveness among ASEAN member states may cost ASEAN’s centrality in the new trade order
• Mekong Monitor
• Singapore: February 2019 industrial production
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Thailand: March Monetary Policy Committee meeting
• CARI Captures 396
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Indonesia: February 2019 trade
• CARI Captures 395
• Malaysia: January 2019 industrial production
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Press Release: Deputy Minister Dr. Ong Kian Ming: Malaysia is committed to multilateral trade pacts and ASEAN must demonstrate the collective political will to pursue shared prosperity through the acceleration of economic integration
• CARI Captures 394
• Vietnam: Inflation to tick-up but stay manageable
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Malaysia: January 2019 trade
• CARI Captures 393
• Singapore: January 2019 industrial production
• Mekong Monitor
• Indonesia: February 2019 Bank Indonesia meeting
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Vietnam: January 2019 trade
• Malaysia: January 2019 consumer price inflation
• CARI Captures 392
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• China’s economy: surviving, not quite thriving
• CARI Captures 391
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 390
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Briefings: Leveraging ASEAN solutions for trade through ASSIST - The EU’s support under the ARISE Plus Programme
• Malaysia: January Monetary Policy Committee - Prospects of OPR hike dim
• Malaysia: December 2018 consumer price inflation
• CARI Captures 389
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 388
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 387
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Press Release: EU trade expert urges SMEs to leverage the ASEAN Solutions for Investments, Services and Trade (ASSIST) mechanism to flag unfair Non-Tariff-Measures (NTMs)
• CARI Captures 386
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Mekong Monitor
• CARI Captures 385
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 384
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 383
• Asean-China: Get Closer on BRI
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: Making BRI inclusive – are there opportunities for all?
• CARI Captures 382
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 381
• Mekong Monitor
• Why all the talk of IR4.0 when so much of ASEAN is pre-industrial on an industrial scale?
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 380
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Indonesia: 3Q18 GDP growth - In line with expectation
• CARI Captures 379
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Indonesia: 3Q18 direct investments
• CARI Captures 378
• CARI Captures 377
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Press Release: ASEAN and China must collaborate closely to ensure the success of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the region
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Malaysia: Economic Focus
• Singapore: September 2018 trade
• CARI Captures 376
• Mekong Monitor
• Indonesia: September 2018 CPI inflation
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Singapore: MAS monetary policy review
• CARI Captures 375
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Malaysia: August 2018 trade
• CARI Captures 374
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Indonesia: September 2018 CPI inflation
• Thailand: Macro snapshot
• Indonesia: September 2018 BI meeting
• Vietnam: Growth remains robust
• CARI Captures 373
• Singapore: August 2018 industrial production
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Press Release: ASEAN economic integration is making progress but further deepening of market integration and greater momentum are imperative to meet the AEC 2025 targets
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: Trade War and its impact on ASEAN
• CARI Captures 372
• Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid shares his views on the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China on BFM
• Malaysia: August 2018 consumer price inflation
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Mekong Monitor
• CARI Captures 371
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 370
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• 50th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting
• Indonesia: August 2018 CPI inflation
• Thailand: Macro snapshot
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Singapore: July 2018 industrial production
• CARI Captures 369
• Thailand: 2Q18 GDP
• Malaysia: 2Q18 GDP and current account
• Mekong Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Indonesia: 2Q18 direct investments
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: What Lessons Learned from Financial Crises of Recent Times
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: Closing the Talent and Skills Gap in ASEAN
• CARI Captures 368
• Indonesia: 2Q18 balance of payments
• Mekong Monitor
• Singapore: 2Q18 GDP (revised)
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Press Release: ASEAN must uphold rules-based free markets for trade and investment as a bloc in spite of potential short-term opportunistic benefits brought on by the U.S.-led trade wars
• Thailand: August MPC meeting
• CARI Captures 367
• Indonesia: Consumers to reap the benefits of a (likely) people centric budget
• Mekong Monitor
• Indonesia: 2Q18 GDP growth: Better-than-expected
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Malaysia: June 2018 trade
• Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid shares his views on the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum outcome on Bloomberg Asia
• Indonesia: July 2018 CPI inflation
• CARI Captures 366
• Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid talks about hopes and fears for ASEAN in a less benign cycle of the world economy
• Mekong Monitor
• Thailand: Macro snapshot
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Singapore: June industrial production
• Malaysia: Dusting off the old playbook for SST 2.0
• Indonesia: No revision to State Budget 2018 (APBN 2018)
• CARI Captures 365
• Mekong Monitor
• Indonesia: July 2018 BI meeting
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Malaysia: June 2018 consumer price inflation
• Indonesia: June 2018 trade
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Singapore: 2Q18 GDP growth (advance estimates)
• Press Release: Holistic policy approach and adequate safety nets imperative to withstand possible crisis in ASEAN while structural reform is key to long term financial resilience
• Malaysia: 2019 Budget Consultation
• US-China: Not a trade war, more an ice age
• Malaysia: July MPC meeting: Staying the course
• CARI Captures 364
• Myanmar Monitor
• Press Release: Review of trade and investment policies imperative to creating an inclusive ASEAN digital economy
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Malaysia: May 2018 trade
• CARI Captures 363
• Myanmar Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• Economic Focus: 2H18 Outlook - A summer of discontent
• CARI Captures 362
• Myanmar Monitor
• China-ASEAN Monitor
• CARI Captures 361
• Myanmar Monitor
• Malaysia: May 2018 consumer price inflation
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• Press Release: ASEAN economic integration making progress but ASEAN must pursue a regional policy approach and concerted cross-sectoral efforts to fast-track integration
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• Press Release: ASEAN policymakers urged to intensify facilitation of skilled labour mobility and education reforms to address extreme skills deficit
• CARI Captures 357
• Indonesia: May 2018 Bank Indonesia meeting
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• Malaysia: First election promise delivered as GST struck down
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• Malaysia: 1Q18 GDP and current account
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• Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid co-chaired the Commonwealth CEOs Forum session at the Commonwealth Business Forum
• Indonesia: April 2018 CPI inflation
• CARI Captures 356
• Indonesia: 1Q18 direct investments
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• Singapore: March 2018 industrial production
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• Indonesia: April 2018 Bank Indonesia meeting
• Belt and Road Initiative: Is it all about China?
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• Indonesia: 3M18 fiscal realisation
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• Singapore: March 2018 trade
• Indonesia: March 2018 trade
• Singapore: MAS monetary policy review
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• CARI Captures 353
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• Malaysia: February 2018 trade
• Economic Focus: Trade tensions escalate with tit-for-tat tariffs
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• Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid spoke at the ASEAN CSR Fellowship 2018
• Indonesia: March 2018 CPI inflation
• CARI Captures 351
• Malaysia: BNM Annual Report - Premature to pull back the reins
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• Malaysia: February 2018 consumer price inflation
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• Indonesia: Fiscal impact for maintaining subsidised fuel and electricity prices
• Singapore: February 2018 trade
• Indonesia: February 2018 trade
• Malaysia: Mar Monetary Policy Committee meeting - A dovish posture
• Indonesia: February 2018 CPI inflation
• CARI Captures 350
• Thailand: January macro snapshot
• Malaysia: January 2018 consumer price inflation
• Singapore: Budget FY2018 - Playing the long game
• Indonesia: February 2018 Bank Indonesia meeting
• Indonesia: 4Q17 balance of payments
• Malaysia: December 2017 industrial production
• Malaysia: December 2017 trade
• Indonesia: 4Q17 GDP growth: An investment-led expansion
• Indonesia: January 2018 CPI inflation
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• Indonesia: 4Q17 direct investments
• Indonesia: January 2018 Bank Indonesia meeting
• Indonesia: Fiscal impact for maintaining subsidised fuel and electricity prices
• ASEAN is back, and that is good news for Australia
• CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI) and ASEAN Business Club (ABC) supported the Sweden - Southeast Asia Business Summit in Kuala Lumpur
• The state of Asean-EU relations
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 1 | An Introduction
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 2 | Liberalisation of the Trade in Goods
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 3 | Liberalisation of the Trade in Services
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 5 | Liberalisation of the Financial Sector
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 6 | Liberalisation in the Movement of Skilled Labour and Business Visitors
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 7 | An Analysis of Enhancing Participation in Global Value Chains
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 8 | An Analysis of ASEAN Competition Law
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 9 | An Analysis of ASEAN Consumer Protection Policy
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 10 | An Analysis of Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 11 | An Analysis of The ASEAN Priorities on Productivity, Innovation, Research & Development and Technology Commercialisation
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• Great Platform, Big Challenge for Asean
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• CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI) conducted regional workshop on private sector (MSME) outreach for ASEAN Secretariat
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• Press Release: ASEAN policymakers to promote broader and deeper bond markets across ASEAN to cushion against external shocks: Further development and education on FX hedging tools as well as a holistic approach covering the entire value chain are pivotal
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• Press Release: ASEAN and Australian business must drive deeper engagement to capitalise on massive opportunities from the digital revolution
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• Press Release: CIMB ASEAN Research Institute releases new publication “Advancing ASEAN in the digital age”: Prominent government and business leaders caution ASEAN’s readiness to embrace Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in the coming decades
• Upcoming Book Launch: Advancing ASEAN in The Digital Age
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• The surprising rise of the AfD and what the German election outcomes mean for ASEAN
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• Don’t lose the shirt off our back
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• Are central banks in ASEAN in a sweet spot?
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• Asean needs to think again
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• Loong on China: Chinese investment - Behind those big sexy numbers
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• Press Release: ASEAN policymakers need to deepen capital markets to unlock US$50-100 billion in capital to fill funding gaps amidst slow ASEAN capital market integration
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• ASEAN Roundtable Series: China’s Belt and Road Initiative in ASEAN: economic opportunities and ASEAN centrality
• Singapore predicament, Asean challenge
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• Policy interventions needed fast or we risk shortchanging ASEAN’s growth story
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• Lessons from tragedy and romance of British politics
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 26 | An Analysis of the ASEAN Cooperation in Strengthening the Role of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
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• Loong on China: China trade deals - UK at the back of the queue
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 13 | An Analysis of the ASEAN Priorities on Improving Good Governance
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 14 | An analysis of the ASEAN priorities on Effective, Efficient, Coherent and Responsive Regulations, and Good Regulatory Practice
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 15 | An analysis of the ASEAN priorities on Sustainable Economic Development
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 25 | An Analysis of the ASEAN Cooperation in Science and Technology
• Trump-Washington disorder drags world down
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 23 | An Analysis of the ASEAN Cooperation in Healthcare
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• Thank God for North Korea!
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• Trump’s 100 days... and still going wrong?
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• Press Release: Brexit signals ASEAN integration must focus on economic relevance to avoid reversal of support
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 21 | An Analysis of the ASEAN Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry
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• ASEAN Roundtable Series: A changing world order: What will President Trump’s Economic and Foreign Policies mean for ASEAN?
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• US foreign policies – in a flux and risky
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 20 | An Analysis of the ASEAN Cooperation in Energy
• Special update on 28th & 29th ASEAN Summits
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• Trump’s impact in Asean
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• Press Release: ASEAN business community looks for policy certainty and continued mutually beneficial trade relations with the U.S. under President Trump
• Making trade great again: The misplaced reliance on the Asian consumer
• Asean’s next 50 years
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• Universal values, not just globalisation
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• Next Governor of Jakarta: Incumbent Pair or Prabowo’s Men?
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• Hail our white brethren in the West
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 19 | An Analysis of the ASEAN Cooperation in e-Commerce
• CARI Captures 296
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 18 | An Analysis of the ASEAN Cooperation in Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
• Asean to-do list in 2017
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• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 17 | An analysis of the ASEAN cooperation in transport
• AEC Blueprint 2025 Analysis: Paper 16 | An analysis of the ASEAN priorities on Global Megatrends and Emerging Trade-Related Issues
• CARI Captures 294
• Myanmar Monitor Weekly
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• Asean and the new world disorder
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• At the end, no new beginning... so there must be
• Now who will be Trumped?
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: Connecting the Region through the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025
• China - Asean Monitor Weekly
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• Is Ahok Still the Best Choice for Jakarta?
• In the ruins of TPP, Asia must work harder for market access
• Trump’s economic proposals raise many anxieties
• Asean integration crucial if US turns protectionist
• ASEAN should step up connectivity efforts, experts say
• Myanmar Monitor Weekly
• Trump’s America and the Asian Spillover
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• Asian business must brace for a new US era
• How did he – Trump – get there?
• China - Asean Monitor Weekly
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• Britain looks east towards Asean
• ASEAN Trade – Has Misery Created Opportunity?
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: Growth drivers for ASEAN in stagnating global economy
• China - ASEAN Monitor Weekly
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• Myanmar Monitor Weekly
• Why Asean is failing - Reality lags behind aspiration in economic integration
• ASEAN needs closer integration and higher productivity: Economists
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• Threats of illiberal disorder
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• Non-tariff barriers still impeding ASEAN integration
• 28th & 29th ASEAN Summits Update
• CARI Commentary: "Translating more commitments to actions is key to next phase of ASEAN Community building"
• ASEAN Roundtable Series: South China Sea ruling and repercussion: How geopolitics impact ASEAN integration
• Myanmar Monitor Weekly
• Rediscovering ASEAN Growth: another good reason for a common market
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• China - ASEAN Monitor Weekly
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• Asean – In or out? No way... not yet?
• AEC building block of Asean community?
• Myanmar Monitor Weekly
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• No political leadership in failing Asean
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• Asean – blowin’ in the wind
• Ill-wind blowing across the globe
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• Sense and perspective in Asean integration
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• Pendekatan terbuka - Negara anggota AEC tehti potensi FTA dengan EAEU Ogos im
• Keputusan EAEU perlu dapat konsensus ASEAN
• Regional businesses welcome the strengthening of private sector’s role in AEC 2025
• ASEAN to evaluate FTA potential with EAEU in August
• Two chapters in RCEP agreement to conclude in June: Mustapa
• ASEAN Economic Community 2025 Dialogue
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• ASEAN Economic Community 2025 Dialogue Press Release
• AEC: Shining light of the East
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• Don’t miss the Asean bus
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• Brexit – Lies, lies and statistics
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• China ASEAN Monitor
• Strong quake hits Myanmar, tremors felt in India
• Asean – strategic impact of not taking a stand
• Myanmar parliament approves Aung San Suu Kyi 'PM-like' role
• Friendship, family and money, but South China Sea?
• ASEAN Economic Community in 2025
• Going’s good in US-Asean relations... but Trump?
• Tan Sri Munir spoke at the Asia's Best Kept Secret: The ASEAN Economic Community Conference in San Francisco.
• Loong on China: The big gap in China’s 5-yr Plan: capital outflows
• Loong on China: Strategies to deal with possible large-scale capital outflows due to dismantling of currency barrier missing from China's 5-year plan
• Loong on China: The real problem facing China is not growth but market reforms
• Brexit: Reflections on Asean and Malaysia
• AEC 2025: Action out of words
• Time for a hard-wired Malaysia Inc
• Be rational and honest about TPPA
• First year of the Asean Community
• Three quick big hits of a president Donald Trump
• Asean Community in two or three parts
• Circles and cycles of cooperation
• Press Release: ASEAN Business Club UK Visit
• Smog – enough is enough!
• Asean Economic Ministers Must Deliver
• Press Release: ASEAN Business Club: Launch of Lifting-The-Barriers Reports
• ASEAN Members Should Practice More 'ASEAN Minus X' Approaches
• LTB Reports : Set Up Regional Joint Aviation Authority To Harmonise Standards
• LTB Reports: ASEAN Faces Infrastructure Financing Paradox
• ASEAN – need to step up
• Press Release: Special Dialogue with Prime Minister of Vietnam
• Lessons of Greek drama for ASEAN
• Asian voice carries greater weight
• Malaysia: Losing glitter by 2017
• Community-building calls for humanitarian action
• It cannot be ‘business as usual’
• CIMB ready to provide more funding support to SMEs in Asean countries
• Asean Business Club (ABC) Dorong Lembaga Nonbank Danai UMKM
• Press Release - Structured channels for private sector’s industry based input and participation critically missing in ASEAN – impeding real partnership for meaningful integration
• Chairman CIMB Niaga Group: Asean Bukan Apa-apa Tanpa Indonesia
• Airlines should push for regional aviation regulator: AirAsia boss
• ASEAN Governments Urged To Provide Structured Regional Channels To Realise AEC
• Gupta of DBS ‘disappointed’ with pace of Asean financial markets integration
• Dorong UKM, Asean Business Club (ABC) Teken MoU Dengan USAID
• Indonesia pouring cold water over Asean Economic Community
• Full Asean integration by end-2015 unlikely: Mustapa
• Bankers lament slow pace of ASEAN integration
• Asean states 'too disparate to come together for common market
• ASEAN and Islamic Banking
• ASEAN: Establish where we are with an open mind
• Asean community – people and politics matter most
• AEC needs financial lifeblood
• Be realistic about Indonesia-Malaysia relations
• Tolerance, open letters and political change management
• Strategic environment of post-2015 Asean
• Tolerance, open letters and political change management
• ASEAN community by 2015?
• Address by Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz Governor Bank Negara Malaysia at Asean Business Club Corporate Networking Lunch
• The AEC – end of 2015 and beyond
• Specialized industry groups needed to pursue ASEAN economic integration
• Asia’s rise and the missing link
• Lay out strategy for AEC, urges business club
• Harga tambang lebih rendah – Fernandes
• Asean business community should embrace the AEC
• Lifting-The-Barriers reports 2014 launched
• Komuniti Perniagaan Asean Perlu Manfaatkan AEC - Tony Fernandes
• 洁蒂： 只设同调政策共荣 东协不采统一货币
• 电子商务潜能大　东盟零售业看好
• Governor's Speech at Asean Business Club Corporate Networking Lunch- "Roadmap of Financial Integration for Malaysia & ASEAN: What can Business Expect?"
• Manfaat jawatan pengerusi ASEAN
• Harga bahan api pesawat rendah, dorong tambang rendah - Fernandes
• ASEAN Business Club launches 2nd Lifting-The-Barriers reports, wants action plan to follow
• CIMB upbeat on merger nod
• Currency depreciation temporary
• Businesses should embrace Asean Economic Community, says Fernandes
• Fernandes: Cheaper jet fuel prices allow for lower air fares
• US foreign policy in Asia
• US as a global superpower in the 21st century
• Be always alert to what’s ahead
• E-commerce, Solusi Integrasi Asean
• ASEAN Business Club Forum highlights the importance of dialogue between public and private to realize ASEAN integration
• AEC presents opportunities and challenges
• China's emerging two-tier labour market
• ASEAN focusing on non-tariff barrier removal
• ASEAN chiefs fear rising protectionism
• ASEAN business club forum highlights the importance of dialogue between Public and private to realise ASEAN integration
• Regional bloc poised for further benefits
• Unlocking private sector potential
• On the cusp of change
• Point for Asean to ponder on the AEC
• Opening Address By Guest Of Honour: The Hon. Lim Hng Kiang, Minister For Trade And Industry, Republic Of Singapore ASEAN Going Global: What Is ASEAN’s Game Changer
• Keynote Address By The Hon. Prof. Dr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister For National Planning And Economic Development, Chairman Of 2014 ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Republic Of The Union Of Myanmar Myanmar In ASEAN: Towards The AEC
• Young Leaders Gather In KL For CYLAS 2014
• Asean needs to be more engaged with Indonesia
• Challenge and opportunity for Asean
• Security issues at South China Sea
• The Philippines gets ready for AEC
• ASEAN political-security community challenges
• CARI Roundtable with US ASEAN Senior Advisor H.E. Larry Dinger
• Taking the chair, not warming the seat
• To go ahead with Trans-Pacific Partnership or not?
• ASEAN Economic Ministers Meetings – Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar
• Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM) in Solo, Indonesia
• Asean must not miss opportunities
• US-Malaysia relations going forward
• A foundation for further progress
• Let’s get real about ASEAN community
• Hats off to Indonesia
• China’s self-righteousness not always right
• Press Release: Appointment of Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid as Chairman of CARI
• Press Release: Appointment of Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid as Chairman of CARI
• Launch of Lifting-The-Barriers Reports 2013
• 3rd Meeting of China-ASEAN Inter-Bank Association (CAIBA) Executive Board
• Standard Chartered Regional Executive Forum
• ASEAN Master Class for CIMB Commercial Banking
• International Institutional Investor Series 2013
• Now you see it, now you don't
• ASEAN: Focus on regional interest
• Brutal financial markets
• South-East Asia not looking pretty
• It's the economy
• China’s air defence zone
• ASEAN needs more vim and vigour
• Keynote Address By H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN
• Welcome Speech by Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak at the launch of Lifting-The-Barriers Reports
• Keynote Address By H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN
• Asean can’t afford to let AEC fall flat
• ASEAN Launches Lifting-The-Barriers Report
• ASEAN Tak Butuh Mata Uang Tunggal
• 6 Sektor Ini Harus Dijaga agar ASEAN Lolos dari Krisis Global
• Businesses want clear AEC goals
• ABC presents white papers on tackling trade barriers
• Encourage private sector: Business leaders
• ASEAN Launches Lifting-The-Barriers Report
• Welcome Speech by Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak at the launch of Lifting-The-Barriers Reports
• Overview of Lifting-The-Barriers Reports for Munir Majid Advisor to the Lifting-The-Barriers Initiative
• Continuing tension worries top banker, THAI
• SEA businessmen positive about economy: poll
• Asean will mobilise all resources to help Philippines: Asean sec-gen
• Myanmar to spend US$34m to host Asean Summit
• Either GST, or M'sia faces bankruptcy: Najib
• Tax cut not meant to help Thailand's rich
• Decline and fall of the West
• Asean single aviation seen signed by December 2015
• Thai PM has one clear choice: step down
• Development partners pledge further assistance for Laos
• M'sia braces itself for onset of floods, storm
• S'pore 3rd best city for uni students
• Economic strategy in foreign policies
• Both ends not against the middle
• Best wishes for Umno and the nation
• Asia's economic rise at risk?
• Peaceful rise is not forever
• ASEAN industry captains to submit economic integration recommendations to governments
• NAF Media Release: ASEAN private sector to propose solutions to regional economic integration
• Speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance at the Opening of the Inaugural Network ASEAN Forum
• ASEAN Secretariat Needs More Muscle, Says Air Asia’s Fernandes
• Speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance at the Opening of the Inaugural Network ASEAN Forum
• Today: Fed tapering ‘will not be a bad thing’ for ASEAN
• The Nation: Inaugural Network Asean Forum held in Singapore
• QE tapering not bad for ASEAN economies, says Tharman
• Travel and Tour World: Aviation roundtable session of inaugural Network Asean Forum held in Singapore
• The Brunei Times: Barriers to regional integration tabled at S'pore meet
• The Malaysian Reserve: Key Asean business leaders to meet in Singapore forum
• Inquirer Business: Asean integration to benefit PH
• Bernama: Asean Secretariat Needs More Muscle, Says AirAsia's Fernandes
• Straits Times Singapore: Asean business leaders meet on single market plan
• Straits Times Singapore: ASEAN still has solid potential for growth: Business leaders
• Bernama: NAF To Tap Business Leaders' Expertise In Tackling Barriers That Hinder Realisation Of AEC
• Channel News Asia: Business leaders optimistic about growth prospects in emerging Asia
• Press Release: Network ASEAN Forum taps regional business leaders to tackle barriers to economic integration
• Challenge and opportunity for Asean
• Framework needed for Vietnam Nuclear Plans
• Lao Justice Officials Disciplined for Misconduct
• 3 of 4 Filipinos 'satisfied' with Democracy
• Blame game starts in Papua after deadly boxing riot
• Credit Cards Fail to Win over Thai Farmers
• Lao National Assembly Urged to Work Hard for AEC Integration
• No Signs of Middle East Respiratory Virus in Singapore
• Over 20 Vietnamese Quarantined with Suspected Flu Virus
• ASEAN Region on Track for 2015 Integration
• Border Demarcation Enhances Peace between Laos and Vietnam
• Forced Restitution Needed to Combat Endemic Corruption in Indonesia
• Indonesia Urges ASEAN to Work with Growing Countries
• Big changes in Malaysia media landscape
• Over US$126m spent on M'sia's 13th general election
• 10,000 sick in Indonesia due to haze
• Military chiefs 'happy' with Thai PM
• Powers urge NK to end nuclear programmes
• Haze: Sime Darby says satellite data confirms no fires on its Indonesia plantations
• Flooding likely to cause rice shortage in Laos' province
• Vietnamese naval ships visit China's Nanhai Fleet
• Singapore prepares for more hazy days
• Press Release: The AEC scores high on the institutional frameworks, but implementation lags behind
• Singapore calls on Jakarta to tackle haze
• Myanmar sees promising growth in clothing industry
• Foreign workers owe Malaysian public health institutions US$8.2m in medical fees
• Thailand's controversial rice scheme to run until 2017
• Haze looms over region as hot spots multiply in Indonesia
• Thailand's park 'not being ejected as Unesco heritage site'
• Chinese experts' findings point to bird flu prevention path
• Sabah to train conservation officers from Asean, Africa, South Asia
• 3 Chinese firms eye tie-up for deep sea fishing off Brunei
• Myanmar capital abuzz with international meet
• No magic formula for changing today's newsrooms
• Singapore will maintain light touch on Internet, says minister
• Korean fast fashion advances in Asia
• Philippine Airlines launches more flights in Australia
• Philippines Shares Continue to Slide
• Myanmar Eleven Media CEO wins global freedom award
• Bangkok island residents want to see F1 race plan
• Another rail crack causes delays on Singapore's North-South Line
• Malaysia urged to stop all forms of cigarette sponsorship
• Singapore to Regulate Yahoo, Other Online News Sites
• Vietnam Jan-May FDI Disbursement +1.6% on Year
• Threat of Capital Controls Looms over Thailand as it Loses “currency war”
• Laos moves to reform labour laws
• Withdraw ships, Philippines tells China
• Najib failed to sign deal brokered by Jusuf, says Anwar
• Malaysian poll body seeks election law review
• Fourth Lao-Thai Mekong bridge link soon to open
• Philippine official urges China to be 'responsible and positive force'
• Indonesian Buddhists pray for end to Rohingya conflict
• Abdul Jalil Abdul Resheed
• Asia Pacific leaders call for efficient use of water resources
• Malaysia moves to prevent conflict of interest in govt deals
• China, India in talks on trade strategy: Li
• Singapore’s Changi Airport Seeks Growth With Gold, Tuna
• Death Toll Rises at Grasberg Mine
• Thousands of Thai Red Shirts mark deadly crackdown
• Philippines Signs Labour Agreement with Saudi
• Deadly Collapse in Cambodia Renews Safety Concerns
• Malaysia Announces New Cabinet Line-up
• East Timor Closer to ASEAN Membership
• Singapore Opens New Financial Centre
• Singapore Fights International Tax Evasion
• Google AdSense Debuts in Vietnam
• Malaysian O&G Expects Large Acquisitions
• Malaysia’s Growth Streak Continues
• Vietnam Rainfall Brings Coffee Prices Down
• Singapore Luxury Home Prices Fall
• Malaysia-Thailand Joint Mall Project
• Vietnam Software Wins Lao Telecommunications Contract
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