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APEC Oil and Gas Security Newsletter Interviews Dr Han Phoumin
30 April 2018
Dr Han Phoumin, an Energy Economist from Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), shared his various experiences in ASEAN and East Asia in an interview with APEC Oil and Gas Security Newsletter. Dr Han has been part of the APEC Oil and Gas Security Exercises (OGSE) and APEC Oil and Gas Security Initiative(OGSI) project as one of its experts since 2013. The interview is reprinted below.
Diagnosing the Causes of Inequality Crucial to Creating Good Policy in ASEAN
30 April 2018
One startling figure about recent global growth is that 82% of all wealth created in the last year went to the top 1%. After focusing on economic growth for a number of decades, developed and developing countries alike have been increasingly concerned with equality. While globalisation has led many developing countries to higher levels of income, it has also increased economic inequality.
ERIA Hosts Meeting between ERIA, OECD, and Their Parliamentary Leagues
26 April 2018
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) hosted a meeting between the President of ERIA, the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as well as Parliamentary Leagues for ERIA and OECD on 13 April 2018 in Tokyo.
ERIA Economist Talks about NTMs in ASEAN-CER Integration Partnership Forum 2018
23 April 2018
‘While tariff rates have declined significantly, the number of NTMs has risen,’ noted Dr Doan Thi Thanh Ha, an economist with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), who delivered a presentation on the ASEAN-CER Integration Partnership Forum 2018 in Da Nang, Viet Nam on 5 April 2018.
ERIA and AIPA Hold Dialogue with Parliamentarians on Better Regulatory Governance
23 April 2018
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) is uniquely placed to contribute to a dialogue with parliamentarians that focused on non-tariff measures (NTMs) and barriers as well as good regulatory practice and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens (RURB) thanks to its various projects and in-depth surveys on the matter, said ERIA President Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura on 19 April 2018.
ERIA Hosted Special Lecture on Disaster Risk Management
20 April 2018
Mainstreaming disaster risk management into ASEAN societies is an ongoing task shared by all stakeholders in the region and beyond. Given that most of ASEAN and East Asian countries are among the most disaster-prone countries, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) is keen on making contributions through various avenues, including by holding a special lecture on disaster management.
Diagnosing causes of inequality crucial for ASEAN
19 April 2018
Note: This article was originally published in The Jakarta Post on 19 April 2018. ERIA's Economist, Dr Rashesh Shrestha, is the author.
Advisor to Thailand Energy Ministry Opens ERIA Meeting on Energy Poverty
13 April 2018
‘The root cause of energy poverty is not just the energy price and poverty itself, but the lack of access to modern energy, mainly due to inadequate energy infrastructure,’ said Dr Weerawat Chantanakome, Councillor/Advisor to the Ministry of Energy of Thailand on 9 April 2018.
Talk of the week: ERIA co-organizes ASEAN 50th anniversary symposium
06 April 2018
Note: This article was originally published in The Jakarta Post on 6 April 2018. ERIA's event on ‘ASEAN 50th Anniversary Symposium IV’ in Tokyo, Japan was featured.
ERIA Chief Economist Talks About the Future of Asia-Pacific Economic Integration
03 April 2018
‘Connectivity is very important in order to upgrade global value chain,’ said Prof Fukunari Kimura, Chief Economist of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in a panel on The Future of Asia-Pacific Economic Integration held by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs on 24 January 2018.
