…Presently, Indonesia plays an important role in Asia, either by itself or through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) of which it is the largest member. In the 1990s,…

…integration between ASEAN countries. The AEC opens up opportunities for Indonesia and will become an important learning process for Indonesia to improve its national competitiveness as it faces both the…

ASEAN’s role in maintaining regional peace and stability and the hurdles to economic integration were the dominant themes at the ASEAN Insights Conference at Asia House on 11 September. ASEAN…

…Members on topics including data, regulation technology and ASEAN integration. The briefing was held as part of UK FinTech Week 2019 – a series of events aiming to tackle the…

…the UK the Hon Kitti Wasinondh headed up the delegation. ASEAN integration and the proposed 2017 elections in Thailand were among the topics discussed. Corporate members represented at the table…

…ASEAN Economic Community.” The EU is ASEAN’s second largest trading partner after China, with trade between the two groupings climbing to US$246.2 billion in 2013, up from US$242.6 billion the…

…stalled EU-ASEAN FTA. Negotiations for an EU-ASEAN FTA were launched in 2007 with seven ASEAN Member States but both sides agreed to pause the negotiations in March 2009. “We want…

…included the Philippines’ success with economic growth, the economic impact of the Typhoon Haiyan natural disaster, opportunities for FDI, trade regulation, monetary policy, corruption and governance, ASEAN integration, territorial disputes…

…to watch what impact all this has on the Eurozone as the EU is the world’s largest bloc. Sovereignty and integration, and mistrust of the elite are some of the…

…interview with Asia House, Mr Razak, a long-time champion of deeper ASEAN integration, said: “Brexit will be sobering for those of us championing ASEAN integration and a great reminder that…

…Officials Meetings (SOM) Leader. ASEAN leaders signed the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on ‘ASEAN 2025: For Forging Ahead Together’ at the 27th ASEAN Summit held in Malaysia in November 2015. The…

…By engaging with ASEAN, this could be achieved,” he added. Stalled EU-ASEAN FTA Negotiations for a region-to-region EU-ASEAN FTA were launched in 2007 with seven ASEAN member states but both…

…give ASEAN a push,” he added. Brexit impact So what impact has Brexit had on ASEAN? “Brexit has given a push to the sceptics of ASEAN but it’s also an…

…are currently members of the TPP four are from ASEAN (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam), and the other six ASEAN nations are not members,” he stated. He said ASEAN must…