The ASEAN member states have a long-standing goal to establish multilateral power trading in the region. To date, regional power trading has largely been limited to a series of uncoordinated bilateral cross-border trade and three member states participating in an initial arrangement to implement power trade. Multilateral power trading can bring multiple benefits, including reduced [...]
In early August 2019, ASEAN commemorated its 52nd founding anniversary. While the main event took place in Jakarta, specifically with the inauguration of the new ASEAN Secretariat Building, the embassies of the ASEAN Member States and ASEAN Committees in various third countries celebrated ASEAN’s more than half a century of existence. ASEAN was founded to [...]
The Poll on ASEAN Awareness 2018 is a regional survey that aims to measure general understanding of and perception towards ASEAN, evaluate current communication strategies, and identify key sources of information for effective dissemination to ASEAN citizens. The survey was conducted in the ten ASEAN Member States from October to December 2018. Download the full [...]
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 [...]
