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A Bridge Too Far? Sceptical ruminations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
10 May 2016
On 3 May 2016 ERIA co-hosted a seminar on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership which is arguably the most ambitious of the newer generation …

Deepening Cooperation between ERIA and Parliamentary Members of ASEAN Member States
02 May 2016
On 13 April 2016, ERIA organised a meeting between the Parliamentary League for ERIA (PLE) and Parliamentary Members of ASEAN Member States (PMAs) in Tokyo, …

Building the Infrastructure Industry in East Asia Emerging Economies
02 May 2016
By Fauziah Zen The short supply of infrastructure in majority of emerging economies wasan alarming issue recently due to its impeding effect on economic growthand …

ERIA Courtesy Call to the President of National Assembly of Lao PDR
15 April 2016
Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of ERIA paid a courtesy visit to H. E. Mrs Pany Yathortu, the President of the National Assembly of Lao PDR, …

Regional Workshop on Globalization of Low Carbon Technologies
13 April 2016
In recent years, tremendous strides have been made to advance low carbon energy systems - innovating, scaling up investment, bringing down the system costs, implementing …

Technical Workshop on Reducing the Vulnerability of Supply Chains and Production Networks
13 April 2016
Natural disasters when combined with economic shocks have profound impact on global value chains. Left unchecked, an increase in frequency of such disasters could cause …

Lao PDR at the Crossroads: Industrial Development Strategies 2016-2030
07 April 2016
Future strategies for the industrialisation of Lao PDR were discussed at a one-day National Policy Dialogue on Wednesday, 30 March, at the Lao Plaza Meeting …

Promoting Innovation
04 April 2016
By Yasushi Ueki Fostering self-motivated people is fundamental in promoting innovation. Recently ASEAN member states (AMS) put more emphasis on engineering and science to promote …

Government of Japan Strongly Supports ASEAN Integration and Future of ERIA
23 March 2016
Professor Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance …

The 10th Annual Empirical Investigation on Trade and Investment (EITI) Conference in Hanoi, Viet Nam
18 March 2016
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), with the Institute for Economic Studies of Keio University, Tokyo, organised the 10th Annual Empirical …

Database on Non-Tariff Measures Available on ERIA Website
16 March 2016
The database on non-tariff measures (NTMs) is available on the ERIA website. ERIA, in collaboration with UNCTAD, collected and classified NTMs in the 10 ASEAN …

ERIA Holds First Extraordinary Governing Board Meeting
16 March 2016
The first Extraordinary ERIA Governing Board Meeting was held in Tokyo on 12 March 2016 to discuss the future work of ERIA. Under the Chairmanship …

ERIA Economist Participates in High-Level Policy Dialogue on International Economy
08 March 2016
ERIA economist on trade, Dr Lili Yan Ing, spoke at the Indonesia-Australia High Level Policy Dialogue 2016 on 7 March 2016 at the Indonesian Ministry …

Our Condolences to the Family of H.E. Dr Thanat Khoman
07 March 2016
H.E. Dr. Thanat Khoman passed away in Bangkok on Friday, 4 March, at the age of 102. He was among five foreign ministers, considered ASEAN's …

ERIA and ASEM Mongolia Office Sign MoU for Cooperation Activities
04 March 2016
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Mongolia Office signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) at the …

ERIA President Attends Delhi Dialogue VIII
03 March 2016
ERIA President, Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, attended Delhi Dialogue VIII whose theme was 'ASEAN-India Relations, New Paradigm'. It was held on 17-19 February 2016 in New …

1st Working Group Meeting on Potential Study of Renewable Energy and its Effective Usage in EAS Countries
26 February 2016
ERIA held its first working group meeting on the study on Renewable Energy and its Effective Usage in EAS Countries on 9 February 2016 at …

ERIA Partners with MPC and RIN to Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens on Business in ASEAN
11 February 2016
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) held the second technical workshop for its regional research project on 'Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens …

Call for Proposals: ERIA-UNCTAD Project on NTMs
05 February 2016
Project Objective and Outputs Background Fragmented data on NTMs for East Asia Objective To collect, validate and store NTMs data from official sources; and To …

Research Institute Network Meeting Highlights and Outlook for 2016
03 February 2016
The second Research Institute Network (RIN) Meeting for FY2015 was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 31 January 2016, under the chairmanship of Dr. Hank …

ERIA Seminar: How Credit Risk Databases Promote SMEs
27 January 2016
Mr. Satoshi Kuwahara, President of the Credit Risk Database (CRD) Association in Japan, spoke at ERIA on 25 January 2016, on how a credit risk …

Kensuke Tanaka of OECD: Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India
22 January 2016
Kensuke Tanaka, Head of Asia Desk, OECD Development Centre, presented a summary of the 'Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2016' report by …

President of ERIA Visits Governor and Vice Governor of Ehime Prefecture, Japan
13 January 2016
Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of ERIA, met with Mr. Tokihiro Nakamura, Governor of Ehime Prefecture, Japan, and Mr. Keiji Joko, Vice Governor of Ehime Prefecture, …

Professor Armida Alisjahbana Appointed to ERIA's Governing Board
01 January 2016
Prof Armida S. Alisjahbana, a professor of economics at Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, has been appointed to ERIA's Governing Board. The Governing Board is the decision-making …