Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
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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, 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
This 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 …
ERIA Participates in the OECD Ministerial Conference on SEARP
09 February 2022
Seoul, 9 February 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) participated in the 2nd OECD Ministerial Conference on the Southeast Asia …
ERIA Contributes to the OECD Southeast Asia Ministerial Conference Discussions
08 February 2022
Jakarta/Seoul/Paris, 8 February 2022: ASEAN is the third fastest-growing major Asian economy with a combined GDP of USD 3.2 trillion. However, the emergence of …
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 …
A Firm-level Analysis of the Impact of the Coronavirus Outbreak in ASEAN
16 August 2021
This study examines the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on economic integration in the ASEAN-6 region. The study finds that the pandemic’s impact can be …
UK-ASEAN Trade: Strengthening the Supply Chain Linkages
11 August 2021
The United Kingdom (UK) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have commenced a Dialogue Partnership which foresees years of closer economic relations ahead. …
Domestic Tourism as a Pathway to Revive the Tourism Industry and Business Post the COVID-19 Pandemic
27 July 2021
This research aims to explore the potential of domestic tourism as a means to revitalise the tourism industry from the perspectives of local residents and …
Cambodian Officials Learn New Approaches to Transposition
27 July 2021
Jakarta, 12 July 2021: The World Customs Organisation (WCO) updates the Harmonised System (HS) of tariff descriptions and classification around once in five years. As …
Feeling the Pulse of Global Value Chains: Air Cargo and COVID-19
23 July 2021
This paper focuses on air cargo market development, with special attention to the connections between countries in Asia, the European Union, and the United States. …
ERIA Discusses Findings of Recent OECD Economic Survey of Indonesia
13 July 2021
Paris/Jakarta 13 July 2021: The latest OECD Economic Survey of Indonesia notes how economic growth in the county has been severely affected by the pandemic …
Impacts of COVID-19 on the Energy Demand Situation of East Asia Summit Countries
12 July 2021
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought us a ‘New Normal’ life style and the lockdown has severely harmed economic growth, with many countries estimated …
