Bangladesh wedged between political upheaval and economic crises in 2023
Author: Saimum Parvez, VUB For Bangladesh, the two most important trends in 2022 were a strong comeback of political opposition…
Laos must address rising inflation in 2023
Authors: Chanhsy Samavong, Laos Macroeconomic Research Institute, and Buavanh Vilavong, Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce The Lao economy has…
Vietnam’s economy shows signs of revival
Author: Suiwah Leung, ANU In 2022, the geopolitical tensions caused by the war in Ukraine, slowing growth in the Chinese…
Laos in limbo heading into 2023
Author: Kearrin Sims, James Cook University Laos experienced compounding social and economic pressures in 2022. The headline news story of…
Philippine election year reinvents dynasty cartel
Author: Danilo Araña Arao, UP Diliman In the Philippines, 2022 will be remembered as an election year in which familiar…
Indonesia’s digital infrastructure opportunity
Author: Trissia Wijaya, CIPS With digital-based economic transformation being one of the main priorities of its 2022 G20 presidency, Indonesia…
China’s authoritarian rule brings short-term gains but long-term pains to its climate policy
Author: Hao Tan, University of Newcastle At the recent 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chinese President…
Southeast Asia’s tech industry goes from a gallop to a canter
Author: Giulia Ajmone Marsan, ERIA After a couple of years of spectacular growth, tech start-ups and tech giants alike are…
The past year’s crisis will weigh on Sri Lanka for years to come
Author: Neil DeVotta, Wake Forest University Economically, 2022 will rank as Sri Lanka’s worst year ever. The immediate reason for…
Vietnam makes a model recovery from COVID-19
Author: Edmund Malesky, Duke University Vietnam’s policymakers can congratulate themselves on a stellar economic performance in 2022. The country will…