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ASEAN Conference 2024: A bright spot in a troubled world
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Trade and Investment

ASEAN Conference 2024: A bright spot in a troubled world

02 September 2024

The recently concluded ASEAN Conference 2024 conveyed an unmistakably poignant and clear message: ASEAN is a bright spot in a troubled world beset by geopolitical tensions, geoeconomic fragmentation, climate change and the swift pace of digital transformation. 

    ASEAN: Positive trade and investment outlook to 2030 and beyond
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    Trade and Investment

    ASEAN: Positive trade and investment outlook to 2030 and beyond

    02 September 2024

    Three key factors contribute to a favourable outlook for ASEAN in the coming years: 1. Increasing cross-border policy coordination; 2. deepening integration across various economic sectors among its members; 3. a peaceful environment coupled with generally stable domestic political conditions.

      Record FDI inflows for the third year
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      Trade and Investment

      Record FDI inflows for the third year

      29 July 2024

      The latest foreign direct investment (FDI) data showed that global FDI inflows dropped by 2% in 2023 to a total of US$1.33 tn while ASEAN saw record inflows for the third year with a gain of 1.2% to US$226.3 bn, due to robust economic growth and extensive global value chain (GVC) linkages.

        Recent perspectives on regional labour market
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        Labour Market

        Recent perspectives on regional labour market

        30 May 2024

        An important area that is bound for change in the years ahead is the ASEAN's labour market dynamics. We employ a well-established theory of the so-called Beveridge curve analysis to perform an empirical study on the bigger and more mature ASEAN economies.

          Regional portfolio capital reflows likely depend on the timing of Fed's rate cut
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          Monetary Policy and Capital Flows

          Regional portfolio capital reflows likely depend on the timing of Fed's rate cut

          4 March 2024

          Rhetoric from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) doesn't suggest imminent rate cut ahead as incoming US economic data painted resiliency and strength in its economy. Clearly, this has impacted the portfolio capital flows in the ASEAN region of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.

            Levelling up cooperation via Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ)
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            Development and Outlook

            Levelling up cooperation via Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ)

            28 February 2024

            The signing of MOU between Malaysia and Singapore in Jan 2024 on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) showcases yet again the extent of deepening of cooperation among ASEAN member states, in contrast to a world that is increasingly fragmented, confrontational, and distrustful.

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