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Enhancing Digital Agriculture and Rural Finance for Food Security
28 June 2022
To end hunger and achieve food security, especially amid the time of crises, it requires a cross-sectoral and holistic approach. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed …
ERIA's Energy Economists Discuss Scaling Up Smart and Clean Energy Technologies in the Second G20 Energy Transition Working Group Meeting in Labuan Bajo
23 June 2022
Labuan Bajo, 23-24 June 2022: Indonesia’s G20 presidency has prioritised three pillars on global health, digital economic transformation, and energy transitions, envisaging more actionable results. …
ERIA Supports Digital Transformation in Trade
09 June 2022
Solo, 9 June 2022: The basic concept of Policy Notes for the Group of Twenty (G20) Trade, Investment, and Industry Working Group (TIIWG) regarding digital …
Digitalization in Agriculture: A G20 Policy Framework for an Equitable and Environmentally Sustainable Transition
09 June 2022
Innovation and digital transformation bring opportunities for the agricultural sector to promote more efficient, resilient, and sustainable food systems. How can the G20 facilitate inclusive …
Ensuring Digital Transformation Development for All
08 June 2022
Solo, 8 June 2022: Digital transformation, as commonly defined, is the cultural, organisational, and operational change of an organisation, industry, or ecosystem through a smart …
ERIA Presents CADP 2.0 at 6th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium
25 May 2022
The 6th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium with the theme 'The Connectivity Agenda for an Integrated ASEAN Community' was held on 16 October 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, …
Sustainable Finance Sought to Tackle Inequality, Climate Change
18 May 2022
Surakarta, 18 May 2022: Sustainable finance refers to any form of financing that incorporates environmental, social, and governance aspects into business and investment decisions. …
Natural Gas Crucial as Global Energy Transition Efforts Poised to Intensify
11 May 2022
Jakarta, 11 May 2022: The inclusion of natural gas in the global energy mix will be integral as the world deepens its energy transition process …
Experts Meet Ahead of G20 High-Level Policy Dialogue on Trade, Investment, Industry
27 April 2022
Jakarta, 27 April 2022: Several economic experts met in April to prepare for a high-level policy dialogue to be held in mid-July 2022. The High-level …
Transposing Lao PDR’s Tariff Reduction Schedule from ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2017 into 2022
22 April 2022
Jakarta, 22 April 2022: ERIA’s Capacity Building Programme and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR, co-hosted a technical training workshop on transposing Lao …
ERIA Supports G20 Trade, Investment, and Industry
21 April 2022
Jakarta, 21 April 2022: A follow-up discussion on Indonesia’s Group of Twenty (G20) presidency, particularly regarding the G20 Trade, Investment, and Industry Working Group (TII-WG) …
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[Event] Goesmart 2022 City Digitalization
18 April 2022
In the ‘industry 4.0’ era, the phenomenon of digitalization of smart cities has gained increasing prominence, as it has the potential to address the problem …
ERIA, OECD, and UNESCAP Support Indonesia’s G20 Trade, Investment, and Industry Working Group
14 April 2022
Jakarta, 14 April 2022: Dr Lili Yan Ing, ERIA’s Lead Advisor on Southeast Asia met with Mr Reza Pahlevi, Director of APEC Negotiations and International …
ERIA, IEA, and ECA Support Inclusiveness at Indonesia’s G20
13 April 2022
Jakarta, 8 April 2022: Indonesia’s presidency of the G20 is happening at a very important moment in history when the world is facing multiple, critical …
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[Event] Making CCS/CCUS Affordable: Enabling CCUS Deployment in G20 and Beyond
08 April 2022
Even when all the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are revised and implemented, coal, oil and natural gas will still occupy over half of the total …
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[Op-ed] How G20 Can Ensure Digital Transformation: Development for All?
07 April 2022
By Dr Lili Yan Ing, Lead Advisor on Southeast Asia Region: In 2016, the top 1% of the world’s population owned half of the global …
ERIA Presents at the G20 Trade, Investment, and Industry Working Group
30 March 2022
Solo, 30 March 2022: The G20 Trade, Investment, and Industry Working Group (TIIWG) is one of the 13 working groups that are part of the …
Leveraging Digital Transformation for Stronger and Smarter World Economic Recovery
28 March 2022
Berlin, 28 March 2022: The digital transformation – the adoption of online business models and the general shift of economic and social activities online - …
COVID-19 in Indonesia: Impacts on the Economy and Ways to Recovery
28 March 2022
his book assesses the impacts of COVID-19 on the Indonesian economy, particularly on employment, education, poverty, trade, and macro economy. The book explains how fiscal …
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[Op-ed] G20 and RCEP Key to Powering Global Recovery and Development
27 March 2022
By Dr Lili Yan Ing, Lead Advisor on Southeast Asia Region, and Prof Mari Pangestu World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships: There …
ERIA Supports Conducive Indonesian Trade Policies
25 March 2022
Jakarta, 25 March 2022: ERIA’s COO, Mr Koji Hachiyama, and Dr Lili Yan Ing, ERIA’s Lead Advisor on Southeast Asia, met with Mr Bayu …
ERIA Presents at the First G20 Energy Transition Working Group Meeting in Yogyakarta
25 March 2022
Yogyakarta, 25 March 2022: Indonesia’s G20 Presidency is eager to set its priorities through three pillars: global health, digital economic transformation, and energy transitions, envisaging …
ERIA President Discusses ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Pillar with the Minister of Commerce of Cambodia
23 March 2022
Jakarta, 23 March 2022, H.E. PAN Sorasak, Minister of Commerce (MOC), Cambodia, and Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and …
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[Op-ed] Indonesia’s Challenge in Reviving G20 for (a stronger and inclusive) Global Economic Recovery
22 February 2022
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Director of Research Strategy and Innovation, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA): The Indonesia G20 Presidency is …
Understanding Rules of Origin: A Training Workshop for Cambodian Officials
22 February 2022
Phnom Penh, 22 February 2022: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement came into force on 1 January 2022, with the Rules of …
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[Op-ed] Indonesia’s G20 Amidst Rising Trade Tensions
18 February 2022
By Dr Lili Yan Ing, Lead Advisor on Southeast Asia Region: Indonesia’s G20 presidency in 2022 is crucial to the global recovery from the health …
COVID-19: Impacts of Indonesia's Trade
19 January 2022
This paper analyses how the coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected Indonesia’s exports and imports, both in terms of volume and value. We use monthly trade data …
Socialisation Workshop on the RCEP E-Commerce Work Plan for Lao PDR
12 January 2022
Vientiane, 12 Jan 2022: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into force on 1 January 2022, with a chapter dedicated to e-commerce (Chapter 12). …
Digitalisation and COVID-19 Recovery in ASEAN | ASEAN Insights Podcast
27 December 2021
Today’s ASEAN Insight episode with Dr Lurong Chen, Senior Economist at ERIA, focuses on Digitalisation in ASEAN and the important role it plays in the …
Unpacking the RCEP Agreement: Public-Private Dialogue Series
19 October 2021
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) marks the establishment of a free trade agreement amongst 15 states. RCEP will create new business opportunities and change …
Spillover Effects of Social and Economic Interactions on COVID-19 Pandemic Vulnerability Across Indonesia’s Regions
07 October 2021
This research study focuses on measuring the possible spillover effects of socio-economic interactions on COVID-19 pandemic vulnerability across Indonesia’s regions by utilising a spatial simultaneous …
Education for All? Assessing the Impact of Socio-economic Disparity on Learning Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
06 October 2021
This paper attempts to shed light on the impact of socio-economic disparity on learning engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Utilising search intensity data …
Robustness and Resilience of Supply Chains During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Questionnaire Survey on the Supply Chain Links of Firms in ASEAN and India
15 September 2021
Using a unique firm-level data set from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India collected from November 2020 to February 2021, this paper …
Policy Strategies to Strengthen the Travel and Tourism Sectors from the COVID-19 Pandemic Shocks: A Computable General Equilibrium Model for the Indonesian Economy
13 September 2021
The travel and tourism sectors have become the most vulnerable sectors to the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies have shown that most tourist-destination countries will experience economic …
Identifying the Impact of Supply Chain Disruption Caused by COVID-19 on Manufacturing Production in Japan
10 September 2021
COVID-19 has disrupted all aspects of our lives, including international trade. This paper investigates the effect of supply chain disruption on production activities, in particular …
The Global Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Second Wave and Policy Implications
09 September 2021
This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through the Computable General Equilibrium model. Due to a second wave and a subsequent delay …
COVID-19, Air Transportation, and International Trade in the ASEAN+5 Region
03 September 2021
This paper provides an in-depth description of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its interactions with air transportation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations …
Aviation Market Development in the New Normal Post the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Air Connectivity and Business Travel
02 September 2021
This study quantifies the effects introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic on air connectivity and passenger travel behaviour. Our analysis suggests that the pandemic has led …
COVID-19 and Regional Solutions for Mitigating the Risk of Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Finance in ASEAN Member States
19 August 2021
One of the significant challenges small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face is their difficulty in accessing finance. One way to reduce the risk of lending …
Central Banks' Responses to COVID-19 in ASEAN Economies
18 August 2021
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health, social life, economic conditions, and financial markets has been significant for Association of Southeast Asian Nations …
