Asia Competitiveness Institute, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Summary: The digital economy has become a key growth engine for the next stage of development in Asia. The inclusion of digital economy related provisions into both the CPTPP and the RCEP as well as a growing body of bilateral digital economy agreements is strong evidence of the importance of attached to the growth of […]
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Summary: A comparison between emerging economies across different geographical regions and high-income economies reveals the colossal magnitude of the digital payments revolution. The closer the economies are to the top-left corner, the stronger their growth in digital payments usage between 2014 and 2021. The concentration of high-income countries in the top-right corner reflects a well-established […]
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ACI hosted a webinar CBDC and the Digital Economy: Insights for Asian Emerging Markets on September 28th, 2022. Dr. Taojun Xie was the moderator, Prof. Yiping Huang and Dr. Ammu George were the presenters. On the panel were industry experts – Her Excellency Dr. Serey Chea, Dr. Taimur Baig, and Dr. Xuan Wang. Dr. Xie […]
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Summary: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) strives to deepen trade liberalization in goods and services among 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam). It aims to eliminate and reduce up to 98% of tariffs. However, three years after CPTPP […]
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The ‘take, make, dispose’ approach that formed the bedrock of the linear economy has come under scrutiny with a growing focus on circular economy. With countries moving to build their own capabilities, regional groupings too have sought to address the issue collectively. As such, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has launched the Framework […]
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Summary: In Asia, where there is a clear recognition of the benefits of broad digital access, we see that there are signs of rapid technological leapfrogging in Infocomm infrastructure. The Service Penetration Rate of at least LTE/WiMAX mobile networks in Asia has ballooned rapidly in the brief period between 2015 – 2019. In most of […]
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2020 has proven to be a tumultuous year for the world. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as a highly internationalized region, is naturally not spared from events. At the time of writing, vaccines for the virus have begun to be distributed worldwide in the hopes of containing the virus. Meanwhile, new and more […]
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It has been over a year since the onset of COVID-19. Governments around the world have undergone an unprecedented challenge to contain the pandemic while minimizing the economic costs. Policy responses have been vastly different across countries, from strict quarantine measures in China, to minimal economic intervention in Sweden. Despite varying degrees of stringency, these […]
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Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the key forces shaping the digital economy today. Yet, countries are not equally ready to capture and maximise AI’s vast potential, leaving economic value on the table. The Oxford Government AI readiness Index measures the capacity of national governments to harness the full potential of AI in their delivery of public services and operations. Google Trends is utilised to approximate the general awareness and interest of AI-related topics amongst the […]
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As the world evolves into an increasingly interconnected community, multinational corporations (MNCs) and regional trade agreements (RTAs) play an integral role in shaping the changing economic landscape. In 2014, MNCs accounted for 55% of global exports and 49% of imports, with a large part consisting of intermediate goods trade within MNC networks. According to WTO’s Regional Trade […]
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