Inequality, Migration, & Industry 4.0 Challenge GMS Prosperity
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries have made stunning progress over the past quarter century.…
India’s increasing Cambodia interest timely as EU, US ties strain (video)
The recent visit to India by Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen has only served to…
Chinese Aid Building Indonesia, But at What Cost?
When Australia reduced its foreign aid to Indonesia by 40 per cent in 2015, Indonesia’s…
Year End Stimulus Leaves Thai Banks With $1.6bn Debt
Thailand finished 2017 with GDP growth of about 3.9 per cent, marginally outshining Singapore where…
Vietnam Economy: Robust 2017 Growth, International Challenges Ahead
Things got off to a bad start for the Vietnam economy in 2017 with the…
Death, Destruction & Economic Wins: Duterte’s First Year in Review
The first year of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was marked by sustained GDP growth…
Indonesia’s Blue Economy In Need of Good Governance
The ‘blue economy’ concept — a model of sustainable development concerned with the use of…
Foreign Investors Shun Philippines for 4th Straight Quarter
Foreign investors are sending an increasingly strong message to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte over his…
Industry 4.0, Thailand 4.0: what’s it all mean? (video)
Industry 4.0’ has become a buzzword among Asean member countries, many of which believe that…
ADB driving supply chain financefor Asean SMEs (video)
A new video by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) explains how Supply Chain Finance can…
The RCEP: The Trade Win The World Urgently Needs
Global trade needs a win to fend off rising tides of protectionism and anti-globalisation. The…
Will TPP Diehards Stall The RCEP Seeking a ‘Gold Standard’?
During the Obama administration, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was crucial to US foreign policy in…
Why the RCEP is the only game in town for Asean following TPP trumping
US President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw the United States from the 12-member Trans-Pacific…
Will The SDIP Enable Cambodia to Wean Itself From China?
Despite its limited financial capabilities Cambodia could soon have sustainable infrastructure development as a result…
Study: FDI, Political Stability Crucial to Cambodia’s Economic Development
While Cambodia’s move from a centrally planned economy in the 80s to a market-oriented economic…
2016: The Year the Malaysian Economy ‘Crumbled’
Last year was rather eventful for the Malaysian economy. Malaysia’s GDP growth rate — the…