ASEAN Integration Report 2015

Implementing Agency: ASEAN Secretariat 
Time: November 2015

Foreword:

"With the launch of the ASEAN Community at the end of this year, it is imperative for ASEAN to have a broad and consolidated assessment of its economic integration efforts. The ASEAN Integration Report (AIR) 2015 provides a comprehensive analysis of the progress and impacts of the measures undertaken by ASEAN towards the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). Building on the progressive efforts to monitor the implementation of the AEC Blueprint through the use of the AEC Scorecard and complemented by regional integration statistical indicators as well as findings from existing studies, AIR 2015 presents a quantitative and qualitative assessment of ASEAN economic integration efforts including both the achievements and challenges.

AIR 2015 shows that ASEAN economic integration measures have contributed fundamentally to the regional economic architecture, ensuring the continuing strong performance of our national and regional economies. Through the enhancement of regulatory frameworks, coupled with broad support and closer policy and programme cooperation among Member States to implement key regional commitments, the AEC presents greater trade, business and investment opportunities, fostering regional competitiveness in various economic sectors in its course of regional and global economic integration.

Looking forward to the implementation of AEC agenda in the next ten years, the ASEAN Integration Report, which will be published periodically, would form part of an enhanced monitoring framework to contribute to more informed policy and decision making process, imbuing the next phase of ASEAN economic integration with equitable development and sustainable growth that benefits all ASEAN peoples and ensures their better future."

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