The Philippines, ASEAN’s new chair, starts 2026 on a ‘weaker footing’ after trade tensions and a $2 billion corruption scandal

Third-quarter GDP growth in the Philippines fell to a four-year low of 4%, prompting Manila to slash growth targets for 2026 ...
The Business Times

Inside the Philippines’ stacked agenda to steer Asean’s trillion-dollar economy

Trade and Industry Department Undersecretary Allan Gepty speaks to BT on Manila’s priorities as chair of the bloc Read more ...
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Challenging Asean digital sovereignty

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are busy finalising a draft of a Digital Economic Framework Agreement (Defa) -- this digital framework is hoped to boost regional bloc ...
East Asia Forum

ASEAN’s digitalisation and decarbonisation tightrope

ASEAN must address the potential trade-offs between its digitalisation and decarbonisation ambitions. On its current course, the digital transformation will directly and indirectly increase emissions ...
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ASEAN agrees to lower barriers to boost regional trade: WEF calls it a ‘game changer’

Southeast Asian leaders have endorsed trade and economic reforms to boost regional integration in response to geopolitical tensions and fresh US tariff shocks that threaten export-driven economies in ...
GMA Network

OPINION: Unlocking ASEAN's digital trade with digital business identity

Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, affirmed ASEAN’s commitment to leading the charge in digital transformation. “Digital interconnectedness has become a vital economic and social ...
Free Malaysia Today

How Asean is keeping up with a changing global economy

Asean’s roadmap, comprising 18 deliverables spanning trade, technology, energy and sustainability, is set to strengthen the bloc’s position in the global economy. (Asean pic) As global supply chains ...