A lack of competition, on a number of fronts, is preventing Southeast Asia’s solar market from reaching its full potential.
Indonesia is growing its export activities but still lacks authority in manufacturing exportation, unlike three export leaders in ASEAN exporting, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, the National Development Planning Minister, Bambang Brodjonegoro, said.
Small businesses in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines did the best in 2018 and are most optimistic about 2019, according to a survey of small firms across 10 Asia-Pacific markets, released on April 10.
A coming trade pact between Washington and Beijing could mean U.S. goods will out-muscle regional Asian exporters reliant on sales to China, the International Monetary Fund warned Friday.
The Philippines agreed last week to join the local currency settlement framework with Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Customs cooperation and healthy financial infrastructure remain the top challenges for ASEAN in its efforts to strengthen economic integration and redistribute economic wealth, reported The Nation – an English-language daily newspaper based in Bangkok, Thailand – on April 8.
Is an ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the cards?
Senior economic officials from 10 Asean member countries, the Asean Secretariat and four negotiating partnerships met in Vientiane this week to review the progress of the implementation of economic activities.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
