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Indonesia secures a 19 percent US tariff rate which is the lowest in ASEAN boosting export competitiveness while committing ...
Explore Singapore’s Islamic finance growth, sukuk listings, fintech, and its role as a regional hub for Shariah-compliant ...
Understand what sectors are open, restricted, or closed to foreign ownership in the Philippines under current laws and incentives.
Explore Thailand’s 2026 PHEV tax incentives and learn how foreign investors can benefit from new excise rules and production trends.
ASEAN countries take urgent action — deals, taskforces, and diplomacy — in response to U.S. tariffs set to take effect on July 9.
In May 2020, Indonesia issued Regulation 50 of 2020, which is an implementing regulation for the country’s Law on E-commerce. The regulation provides legal guidelines for the establishment of ...
Our Philippines correspondent Bob Shead discusses the economic advantages of biomass power generation in the Philippines. Read more in this Op-ed.
Indonesia’s robust economic growth, sound fiscal policies, and political reforms have long made the country an attractive investment destination for US investors.
Indonesia has completed the Palapa Ring project, which aims to provide the country with 4G internet access. The project cost US$1.5 billion.
As such, trade in goods and services between the US and ASEAN totaled an estimated US$441.7 billion in 2021, an increase from US$362.2 billion in 2020, and making the US the ASEAN’s second-largest ...