Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
COVID-19
![[Op-ed] ASEAN’s Frontline Heroes: Women and the Cost of Informal Ageing Care During (and After) a Pandemic](/uploads/cache/articles/20200710/istock-1218534734-4-380.jpg)
[Op-ed] ASEAN’s Frontline Heroes: Women and the Cost of Informal Ageing Care During (and After) a Pandemic
10 July 2020
By Ms Lydia Ruddy, ERIA's Director of Communications: In Indonesia, heart-breaking stories about healthcare workers who died as a result of Covid-19 started appearing in …
![[Op-ed] Navigating ASEAN’s post-COVID-19 Energy Transition](/uploads/cache/articles/20200707/shutterstock_250154119-4-380.jpg)
[Op-ed] Navigating ASEAN’s post-COVID-19 Energy Transition
07 July 2020
By Dr Han Phoumin, Senior Energy Economist: Daily global carbon emissions dropped by 17 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 2019 …
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[Policy Brief] Strengthening Waste Management Policies to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic
02 July 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has raised issues with waste management. In Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, the increasing amount of medical waste during …
![[Op-ed] Reimagining Global Value Chains after COVID-19](/uploads/cache/articles/20200702/istock-619514488-4-380.jpg)
[Op-ed] Reimagining Global Value Chains after COVID-19
02 July 2020
By Prof Shujiro Urata, Senior Research Advisor to the President of ERIA: COVID-19 is exposing the vulnerability of global value chains (GVCs). GVCs contribute …
![[Op-ed] How COVID-19 Impacts Indonesia’s Trade](/uploads/cache/articles/20200630/shipping-containers-1096829_640x360-4-380.jpg)
[Op-ed] How COVID-19 Impacts Indonesia’s Trade
30 June 2020
By Dr Lili Yan Ing, ERIA's Senior Economist: Previous crises — whether trade driven, financial or economic — teach us that such predicaments hit …
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[Op-ed] ASEAN Unity in the Age of Coronavirus
30 June 2020
By Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: The opening ceremony of the 36th Asean Summit in Hanoi last Friday, attended by a roomful of local and …
![[Op-ed] Breaking Down Barriers to Recovery](/uploads/cache/articles/20200624/asean_people_6-4-380.jpg)
[Op-ed] Breaking Down Barriers to Recovery
24 June 2020
By Dr Doan Thi Thanh Ha, Economist and Mr Salvador Buban, Policy Fellow: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated serious global shocks at an unprecedented …
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[Policy Brief] Maintaining Fiscal Sustainability during the Pandemic Crisis
24 June 2020
Key Messages Plummeting demand for goods and services, caused by the sudden disruption in major economic activities, has set the stage for a worldwide economic …
![[Op-ed] 7 Secrets of Thai COVID-19 Success](/uploads/cache/articles/20200623/asean_people_4-4-380.jpg)
[Op-ed] 7 Secrets of Thai COVID-19 Success
23 June 2020
By Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: When the first coronavirus infection was detected on Jan 13, there were fears that Thailand would be the hardest …
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[Op-ed] Vietnam Leads ASEAN into Post-Virus Era
16 June 2020
By Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: After more than five months of combating Covid-19, the Asean leaders are now ready for the virtual 36th summit …
