To help accelerate investment in infrastructure in the region, the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 (MPAC 2025), recommended the establishment of a rolling priority pipeline list of potential ASEAN infrastructure projects and sources of funds. With the technical assistance of the World Bank and the support of the ASEAN-Australia Development Cooperation Program Phase II [...]
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into ASEAN increased for the third consecutive year in 2018, reaching an all-time high level of US$ 155 billion. The region’s share of global FDI inflows also rose to 11.5 per cent in 2018. This trend is expected to continue, taking into account the dynamic industrial developments and improvement of [...]
The launch of the sixth issue of the ASEAN Economic Integration Brief (AEIB), the second for this year, comes at an exciting time. ASEAN celebrated its 52nd Anniversary on 8 August 2019, when the region witnessed the inauguration of the new ASEAN Secretariat building by the President of Indonesia, H.E. Joko Widodo. The new building [...]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established the ASEAN Community in 2015; comprising the ASEAN Political Security Community, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and the ASEAN SocioCultural Community. Complementing the establishment of the ASEAN Community was the adoption of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the three successor Community Blueprints to chart ASEAN’s integration [...]
As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) advances to become the world’s fourth largest economy by 2030,1 it is undergoing a transition marked by a demographic shift to a younger population, a rising middle class, and rapid adoption of technology. With many ‘mobile-first’ markets in the region, ASEAN is expected to see rapid increase [...]
This publication provides real-life accounts of the achievements of ASEAN youth programmes and activities, including those involving our partners. These are presented to serve as inspiration and examples of youth engagement through an array of exciting activities such as camps, community immersion programmes, workshops, study visits, and even boat cruises! Over the years, ASEAN has [...]
