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IORA Holds Virtual Meeting to Discuss Trade and Investment
23 May 2023
Jakarta/Canberra, 23 May 2023: The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held the 21st Working Group on Trade and Investment (WGTI) to exchange knowledge and stimulate …

CCS-ERIA-OECD Joint Workshop on Leveraging the Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI) to Support Services Facilitation in ASEAN
16 May 2023
Yogyakarta, 16 May 2023: Recognising the significance of services trade in enhancing regional trade, promoting economic resilience, and fostering employment, productivity, and innovation, the leaders …

ASEAN Chairmanship: Smooth Transition from Cambodia to Indonesia
20 March 2023
Jakarta, 20 March 2023: The ASEAN Chairmanship will transition smoothly from Cambodia to Indonesia, with the latter expected to continue carrying out the foreign affairs, …

Focus Group Discusses Development, Priorities, Relevance of WTO to Face Global Challenges
07 March 2023
Bekasi, 7 March 2023: Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on WTO [World Trade Organization] Reform: Development, Priorities, and Relevance of …

Trade Policy Advisory Group on ASEAN Chairmanship: ASEAN Digital Economy
23 February 2023
Jakarta, 23 February 2023: A high-level forum discussed perspectives for consideration on ASEAN’S digital economy, ASEAN Digital Framework Agreement challenges, and strategies in building ASEAN’s …

Future of WTO Reform Initiatives Discussed in Forum
16 February 2023
Jakarta, 16 February 2023: Strengthening the rules-based global trading system and promoting transparency and global competitiveness to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO) were amongst …

Foremost Trade Economist Lectures on Robots, AI
15 February 2023
Depok, 15 February 2023: Prof Daniel Trefler, J. Douglas and Ruth Grant Chair in Competitiveness and Prosperity at the Rotman School of Management, University of …

Thailand-Türkiye relations – more than trade and investment
29 January 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: At the very beginning, it must be stressed that Thailand and Türkiye share a common national identity – …
B20 Trade & Investment Task Force outlines four policy recommendations for G20
28 September 2022
Note: This article was originally published in The Jakarta Post. Koji Hachiyama was mentioned. The Business 20 and Group of 20 (B20-G20) Dialogue for the …

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ERIA Participated in the B20 – G20 Dialogue: Trade and Investment Task Force
23 September 2022
Labuan Bajo, 23 September 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) participated in the B20-G20 Dialogue: Trade and Investment Task Force. …

ERIA President Cites G20’s Responsibility for Inclusive and Sustainable Industry 4.0
23 September 2022
Bali, 23 September 2022: Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) attended the Group of Twenty (G20) …

G20 Urged to Aim for Inclusive Digital Transformation, Sustainable Investment and Industrialisation in TIIWG Meet
20 September 2022
Bali, 20 September 2022: Raising collective action and strengthening commitments under Indonesia’s Group of Twenty (G20) Trade, Investment and Industry (TII) priorities were the focus …

ERIA Lead Advisor for SEA Pinpoints COVID-19 Impact, Global Political Tensions as Challenges to Global Economy
20 September 2022
Bali, 20 September 2022: A leading expert on Southeast Asia affairs pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising global political tensions as serious challenges to …

ERIA’s Lead Advisor for SEA Calls Digital Transformation a Double-edged Sword in G20 Meeting
20 September 2022
Bali, 20 September 2022: Digital transformation reduces the cost of sharing information but could cause displacement effects in labour markets. This was how Dr …

India, ERIA Eye Bolstering Multilateral Trading System Ahead of India’s 2023 G20 Presidency
19 September 2022
Bali, 19 September 2022: Developing countries have increased their share in global GDP from 18% in 2003 to 38% in 2021. Their total exports of …
Trade, supply chains on agenda as Asian nations start two-day talks with US
09 September 2022
Note: This article was originally published in The Strait Times. Lydia Ruddy was quoted. WASHINGTON - The first in-person, ministerial-level meeting of the 13-nation Indo-Pacific …

Re-invigorating the International Trade System
08 September 2022
By Prof Shujiro Urata, Senior Research Advisor to the President: The world faces unprecedented and difficult challenges, including US–China rivalry, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, …

Regulatory Reforms Called For to Improve Indonesia’s Global Value Chain Status
25 August 2022
Jakarta, 25 August 2022: Indonesia’s forward participation in the global value chain (GVC) is broad whilst its backward participation is narrow. This was how Prof …

G20 High-Level Forum on Trade, Investment, and Industry: New Normal, New Technologies, New Financing
27 July 2022
Jakarta, 27 July 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) co-hosted a G20 High-Level Forum (HLF) on Trade, Investment, and Industry …

ERIA Co-Hosts G20 High-Level Forum on Trade, Investment, and Industry
26 July 2022
Jakarta, 26-27 July 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) co-hosted a G20 High-Level Forum (HLF) on trade, investment, and industry …