
Will 2025 Be the Final Deadline for the AEC?
The ASEAN Economic Community’s 2025 blueprint addresses many gaps, but uncertainties remain ahead of the deadline.

Time for SMEs in CAREC to Move Beyond Borders
Cross-border development is crucial for SMEs to realize their potential as drivers of growth and job creation in Central Asia.

Watch Regional Cooperation in Energy
Spilling hydropower in one country can benefit a neighboring country that lacks power or is relying on diesel.

6 Ways Asian Economic Cooperation is Changing the Region
Asia is going through sweeping transformations that have altered its economic landscape in fundamental ways.

Asia Needs Both Hard Infrastructure, Software
Vice-President Stephen Groff gives an update from the Beijing launch of the PRC-led Belt and Road Initiative.

India's First Coastal Corridor to Drive Manufacturing, Growth
The East Coast Economic Corridor will leverage the country’s coastline and ports to connect with global value chains.

ASEAN Needs More Skills Mobility to Realize AEC Potential
Mutual recognition arrangements can help ASEAN stop the brain drain, and remain globally competitive.

SASEC’s New Vision to Transform Subregion
The agenda will help SASEC countries take the partnership to the next level.

Is Asia's Growth Independent of the West?
For now, Asia does not yet appear to be decoupling from the world economy.

Connecting Asia's Growth Poles
By standing together, Asia’s growth poles can take the next step toward even greater prosperity.