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- What is ASEAN? | World Economic Forum
ASEAN was founded half a century ago in 1967 by the five Southeast Asian nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand This was during the polarized atmosphere of the Cold War, and the alliance aimed to promote stability in the region Over time, the group expanded to include its current 10 members
- The ASEAN region is the worlds economic dark horse. Heres why
To ensure regional integration, ASEAN’s innovation efforts are focused on sustainable development, enhancing trade facilitation, and cross-ASEAN talent exchange When looking at drivers of economic growth, ASEAN is a region sometimes overlooked for its potential and overshadowed by economic powerhouses such as China and the United States
- Will ASEAN be the world’s most attractive region in 2025?
ASEAN has long been an attractive investment bloc because of its huge, rapidly developing markets, young, digitally-savvy populations, wealth of natural resources, and a strong cultural identity In its embrace of the digital age, it has arguably become even more so, and now in an era characterized by geopolitical and trading factiousness, its
- The ASEAN way: what it is, how it must change for the future
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) launched in 2016 is far from the envisaged single production base articulated in the 2007 ASEAN Charter Our expectations for the future have changed dramatically with the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is driven by technologies that blur the distinction between the digital and physical world
- What ASEAN offers the world in the Intelligent Age
ASEAN embodies “unity in diversity,” prioritizing centrality, consensus and non-interference under its governance model This approach has fostered regional stability and integration despite differences, proving vital during the pandemic with coordinated responses showcasing ASEAN’s collaborative strength
- Implementation lessons for the ASEAN DEFA | World Economic Forum
The ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement already benefits from the region’s long history of economic cooperation With the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) under negotiation, the time is now to start thinking proactively about implementation
- What happened at the Energy Transition Meeting in ASEAN
The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is particularly important in this respect Leaders at the meeting endorsed an enhanced MOU for this project, which should be finalized by October 2025 This will launch three task forces covering policy, technical and legal regulatory issues, which will focus on grid-to-grid multilateral trade, replacing fragmented
- A roadmap for the next 50 years of ASEAN | World Economic Forum
ASEAN can be proud of what it has achieved in the past 50 years, but the time of passive growth is over Global trade and consumer markets are evolving, and ASEAN and its individual nations need to acknowledge this and proactively develop business environments which are conducive to local production, intra-ASEAN trade and serving local consumers
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