The economic component of Cambodia’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2022 was less visible against the background of US–China tensions and the Ukraine and Myanmar crises. But promoting prosperity, deepening ...

Earlier in March 2025, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali stated that a jointly developed economic hub with neighboring country Suriname would be critical for “energy and food security.” Although the idea ...

ASEAN's drive towards regional economic integration includes developing a cross-border digital payment system for seamless financial transactions and promoting the use of local currencies, aiming to ...

The theme for Indonesia’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023, “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth,” aims to validate Southeast Asia’s status as an epicenter of ...

African countries are pursuing stronger regional integration to reap the benefits of larger markets and take advantage of economies of scale; and to tackle regional and global challenges such as ...

Public opinion on migration has been polarized worldwide—and often times, the debates are not centered around the benefits of migration, but rather around the integration of migrants and refugees into ...

From legal overhaul to green transition, Vietnam is laying the groundwork for high-quality growth through five transformative ...

Journalists interested in learning about economic integration in Asia Pacific can attend this online report launch. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is hosting a virtual event, "Harnessing the ...

Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol. 40, No. 3 (May 2016), pp. 913-939 (27 pages) This article distinguishes between two types of division of labour discussed by Smith. The ...