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Post-pandemic Recovery and Development
15 June 2022
By Dr Lurong Chen: Digitalisation—the use of digital technologies and digital-enabled solutions in socio-economic activities—has triggered global changes that are wider and less predictable than …
ASEAN's Road to Recovery with Dr Aladdin Rillo | ASEAN Insights Podcast
17 January 2022
In this episode of ASEAN Insights, Dr Aladdin D Rillo, ERIA's Senior Economic Advisor, and ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN …
Digitalisation and COVID-19 Recovery in ASEAN with Dr Lurong Chen | 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 …
ERIA joins Global Strategic Dialogue 2021
20 December 2021
Beijing, 20 December 2021: A hybrid webinar for Open Global Economy - Global Strategic Dialogues was co-organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences …
ASEAN’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Highlighted at the 5th High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN – Italy Economic Relations
06 October 2021
Rome/Kuala Lumpur, 6 October 2021: The 2021 edition of the High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN – Italy Economic Relations gathered senior policymakers from ASEAN and Italy …
Vaccine Aid: US Catches up with China
08 June 2021
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Strange as it may seem, vaccine diplomacy could cure US-China relations and improve their herd immunity against …
Leaving No One Behind: COVID-19 Responses for Vulnerable Women and Older Persons in Indonesia
03 June 2021
Jakarta, 3 June 2021: More than a year has passed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and it is well documented that its effects …
ERIA’s Senior Advisor on Healthcare Policy on How Diversification of Health Policies in ASEAN Successfully Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic
21 May 2021
Jakarta, 21 May 2021: Dr Antonio Villanueva, Senior Advisor of ERIA on Healthcare Policy, participated in a webinar series, ‘Talking ASEAN’, an event focused on …
What Will India’s Post-COVID Recovery Look Like?
17 May 2021
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Energy Economist: Since the beginning of 2020, India has reported more than 25 million COVID cases, bringing the country’s …
COVID-19 Won’t Rattle East Asian Supply Chains
29 April 2021
By Prof Fukunari Kimura, ERIA's Chief Economist: In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a series of overreactions about the viability of …
Kavi Chongkittavorn on Thailand’s Coronavirus Vaccine Strategy
25 January 2021
Note: This article was originally published in Rappler on 25 January 2021. Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn was interviewed. How is Thailand handling its vaccine …
Recovery from COVID Requires a Coordinated Approach to Digitalization, Supply Chain Reorganization, and Skills Development
14 January 2021
By Dr Rashesh Shrestha, Economist: The three main challenges ASEAN will face post-pandemic - digitalization, supply chains, and human capital – have been widely discussed. …
Reshaping ASEAN's Energy Landscape Post COVID-19
01 January 2021
Note: This op-ed was originally publisged in MASHRAE 35th Anniversary E-Book page 49. Dr Phoumin and dr. Ir. Leong Siew Meng are the authors. …
ASEAN's Strategies to Address New Normal
28 December 2020
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Energy Economist: As policymakers prepare to intervene and industries consider changes to their business models, the COVID-19 pandemic and stimulus …
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AmCham Indonesia and ERIA Launch Survey Results on the Impact of COVID-19 on Foreign Firms in ASEAN
30 November 2020
Download Report Jakarta, 30 November 2020: The American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (AmCham) and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) …
Climate Change: What Happened to Asia-Pacific’s Green Recovery from Coronavirus?
26 November 2020
Note: This article was originally published in South China Morning Post. Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi was quoted. Over 100 commercial jets stand idly on the tarmac …
ERIA’s President Encourages ABIS to Foster Digital Connectivity to Overcome Challenges Brought by COVID-19
13 November 2020
Hanoi, 13 November 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the movement of goods and services within the supply chains of the ASEAN Member States (AMS). …
Resilient Supply Chains For Post-COVID Asia
31 October 2020
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Energy Economist: Cyclones, earthquakes, economic crises, and epidemics are business risks companies have been facing for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic …
ERIA Co-hosts Webinar on COVID-19 Robust Economies – Regional Impacts of COVID-19 and Options for Recovery
27 October 2020
Jakarta, 27 October 2020: ERIA, together with the New Zealand Mission to ASEAN, organized a webinar on ‘COVID-19 Robust Economies – Regional Impacts of COVID-19 …
COVID-19 Tests Thai-Myanmar Ties
20 October 2020
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: The surging numbers of COVID-19 infections in Yangon and northern Myanmar over the past few weeks is putting …
COVID-19 and the Aviation Industry: Impact and Policy Responses
15 October 2020
Note: This article was published in OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Joko’s article has been cited. The air transport sector (passenger and freight) …
Government Support to Airlines in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
01 October 2020
Note: This article was published in the Journal of Air Transport Management by Elsevier. Dr Alloysius Joko Purwanto is acknowledged as the contributing author …
How Companies can Rebuild their Supply Chain Resilience after COVID-19?
01 October 2020
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi and Prof Fukunari Kimura: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the business world in an unprecedent scale and speed. It has caused …
Improving ASEAN COVID-19 Management: Implementation is Key
28 September 2020
By Dr Lili Yan Ing, ERIA's Senior Economist: COVID-19 has brought the worst economic impacts in the modern era, hitting the world from both …
What ASEAN’s Future Energy Landscape will Hold post-COVID-19?
26 September 2020
By Dr Han Phoumin, Senior Energy Economist For the past two decades, ASEAN has achieved remarkable progress in the energy sector in terms of the …
ERIA Holds Webinar on Sustainability Practices for MSMEs in a COVID-19 World and Beyond
24 September 2020
Jakarta, 24 September 2020: ERIA hosted the MSMEs Talk #5- Sustainability Practices for MSMEs in a COVID-19 World and Beyond. This webinar concluded the first …
ERIA and AustCham Co-hosted Webinar on The Impact of Covid-19 on Australian Businesses Across ASEAN
21 September 2020
Jakarta, 21 September 2020: ERIA and AustCham ASEAN co-hosted the webinar The Impact of Covid-19 on Australian Businesses Across ASEAN to present and discuss the …
Why the COVID-19 Vaccine should be Mandatory
17 September 2020
By Dr Fauziah Zen, Senior Economist: As governments, research organizations, and pharmaceuticals race to find viable vaccines for the novel coronavirus, a recent survey published …
The Energy Situation in ASEAN Post COVID-19: An Online Workshop
10 September 2020
Jakarta, 10 September 2020: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), in collaboration with the Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ), hosted …
ERIA Hosts Webinar on Women Entrepreneurship Amidst COVID-19
03 September 2020
Jakarta, 3 September 2020: ERIA hosted the MSMEs Talk #4- Women Entrepreneurs Amidst COVID-19 – Boom or Bane? This webinar was part of a series …
UK affirms support for ASEAN’s economic ambitions, resilience against COVID-19
27 August 2020
Note: This article was originally published in The Malaysian Reserve on 27 August 2020. Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia was mentioned. THE …
Sustaining Diplomacy Post-COVID
18 August 2020
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: The Bangkok-based diplomatic community breathed a sigh of relief following the announcement of the new cabinet on Aug …
ERIA Hosts Webinar on Economic Impact of COVID-19 in ASEAN: Perspectives from Four Countries
18 August 2020
Jakarta, 12 August 2020: ERIA hosted a webinar to discuss the ‘Economic Impact of COVID-19 in ASEAN: Perspectives from Four Countries’. With more than 300 …
Pandemic (COVID 19) Policy, Trade and Economic Cooperation
12 August 2020
Vientiane, 11 and 12 August 2020: ERIA’s Capacity Building Programme held an online workshop on ‘Pandemic (COVID 19) Policy, Trade and Economic Cooperation’ for around …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sejumlah Upaya Hadapi Perubahan Perilaku Konsumen di Masa Transisi New Normal
29 June 2020
Note: This article was originally published in Industry and Bengkulu Today. Dr Dionisius Narjoko was quoted. Indonesia sudah memasuki masa transisi jelang new normal. …
Post COVID-19: Reviving the Asean economy with digital transformation
26 June 2020
Note: This article was originally published in The Edge Markets and Hellenic Shipping News. ERIA’s newly released brief was mentioned . Today we …
South East Asia, Bordering the Epicenter
25 June 2020
Dr Giulia Ajmone Marsan’s article titled ‘Il Sudest asiatico: al confine dell’epicentro’ which was written together with Andrea Goldstein, Head of the Indonesia Desk, OECD …
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 …
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 …
Asean Told to Ease Trade and Boost Connectivity amid COVID-19 Pandemic
23 June 2020
Note: This article was originally published in Business Mirror on 23 June 2020. ERIA’s newly released policy brief was mentioned . Asean members …
ERIA Holds Webinar on ASEAN MSMEs in a COVID-19 World
18 June 2020
Jakarta 18 June 2020: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) has launched a new series of webinars to discuss how ASEAN …
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 …
Pandemic (COVID ‐19) Policy, Regional Cooperation and the Emerging Global Production Network
15 June 2020
Note: An Article by Prof Fukunari Kimura, Dr Dionisius Narjoko, Shandre Mugan Thangavelu, and Christopher Findlay titled was published in Asian Economic Journal. Click the …
Post-Virus Shift can Boost Renewables
13 June 2020
By Dr Han Phoumin, Senior Energy Economist: Residents in many of Asean's most polluted cities have been delighted to observe significant decreases in pollution …
ERIA –UNESCAP Joint Virtual Policy Dialogue on 'The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2020'
10 June 2020
Jakarta, 10 June 2020: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and …
Rebooting Connectivity after COVID-19
09 June 2020
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Exactly 10 years ago in Hanoi, under Vietnam's chair, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted the Masterplan …
EMI’s COVID-19 Response Special Feature
04 June 2020
Dr Fauziah’s commentary on EMI’s COVID-19 Response Special Feature has been posted on the INSEAD EMI website. …
Indonesia COVID-19’s Stimulus: Way to Improve Safety Nets and Pre-Employment Card
03 June 2020
By Dr Lili Yan Ing, ERIA's Senior Economist and Ms Yessi Vadila: COVID-19 is a wake-up call for the world. The pandemic has brought …
Modi’s repackaging of old industrial policy won’t salvage India
02 June 2020
By Anita Prakash, Director for Policy Relations: On 12 May 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a second economic package to counter the financial …
ASEAN-Tiongkok Diskusi Virtual soal Penanganan & Pengendalian COVID-19
01 June 2020
Note: This article was originally published in Metro TV News on 1 June 2020. Ms Lydia Ruddy’s participation on ‘Virtual Jakarta Forum on ASEAN-China Relations …
Cooperation at the Core of ASEAN-China Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
29 May 2020
Jakarta, 29 May 2020: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) participated in the 1st Jakarta Forum on ASEAN-China Relations 2020 held …
From Containment to Recovery: Rescuing the ASEAN from Crisis
28 May 2020
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Energy Economist: The upcoming 36th ASEAN Summit will take place against the backdrop of severely damaged business and investor confidence …
ERIA’s Capacity Building Goes Online with Pandemic Policy Webinar
28 May 2020
Naypyitaw, 28 May 2020: On 27 and 28 May, ERIA’s Capacity Building Programme went online for the first time with two webinars for 30 government …
EU deal key to recovery of ASEAN airlines
16 May 2020
By Dr Alloysius Joko Purwanto, ERIA's Energy Economist and Panayotis Christidis: Following the COVID-19 outbreak, all 10 ASEAN countries have implemented strict air travel …
Post-Pandemic ASEAN must Bridge the Digital Gender Divide
13 May 2020
By Giulia Ajmone Marsan, ERIA's Strategy and Partnership Director and Ms Lydia Ruddy, ERIA's Director of Communications: Asean member states have a unique opportunity to …
