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ASEAN Leaders Commit to Use Digital Tools to Spur Tourism

Technology should be used to enhance the sector’s competitiveness, facilitate growth, and develop sustainable tourism.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, ASEAN, COVID-19, Health, Tourism

Targeted Measures for Small Businesses Are Critical to Economic Recovery

Helping MSMEs should top Southeast Asian countries’ policy agenda as they try to restart their economies.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, ASEAN, MSMEs, SMEs, COVID-19, Private sector development

Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy to Grow in 2020 despite COVID-19, Says New Report

Region on track to hit $310 billion in gross merchandise value by 2025.

Tags: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Health, Education

Here’s a Bright Spot for Tourism

World Travel Awards names winning tourism and travel players in Asia.

Tags: ASEAN, Tourism, COVID-19

Green Finance and Digitalization Key to ASEAN Countries’ Recovery from COVID-19

Region facing huge challenges as the pandemic squeezed government budgets.

Tags: ASEAN, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Governance and public sector management

Greater Mekong Forum Looks to Accelerate Development of Economic Corridors

Member countries hope to strengthen the subregion’s economic corridors to spur investment, jobs, and incomes.

Tags: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, ASEAN, Regional cooperation and integration, COVID-19, Health, Trade and industry

ASEAN Enhances Health Cooperation with New Initiatives

The new initiatives include creating an ASEAN Center for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases.

Tags: ASEAN, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, COVID-19, Health

Tech a Boon for COVID-19-Hit Southeast Asia, but Challenges Remain

One of the main challenges is bridging the digital divide in the region.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, ASEAN, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals

Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020—Volume 1: Country and Regional Reviews

Volume 1 of this report looks at MSMEs in Southeast Asia and analyzes the challenges facing them.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, Private sector development, Economy, ASEAN, Social development and poverty, Economics, Health, Finance, SMEs

MSMEs Key to Southeast Asia's Post-COVID-19 Recovery—ADB

Supporting the development of MSMEs will contribute to inclusive growth and aid in COVID-19 recovery.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, SMEs, ASEAN, Social development and poverty, Economics, Health