The tenth issue of the ASEAN Economic Integration Brief (AEIB), the second for this year, comes at the end of a very challenging year with the global economy still struggling to recover from the crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the crisis, ASEAN remains committed in advancing its economic integration and community building agenda. Under the Chairmanship of Brunei Darussalam in 2021, the region continues to prepare itself towards recovery and beyond by, among others, seizing new opportunities brought about by the digital transformation, and getting ready to overcome existing and future sustainability challenges.