Technical Reports
ASEAN at 50: a Historic Milestone for FDI and MNEs in ASEAN
This report tells ASEAN’s 50-year journey to becoming what it is now: a significant hub in MNE’s global production systems and value chain. It explains how the enormous influx of FDI has driven economic growth, industrialisation and development across the region. The report also looks at the future of FDI and MNEs in ASEAN.
read moreASEAN Investment Report 2017: Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Zones in ASEAN
This report examines the historical investment development of two Dialogue Partners of ASEAN, namely the European Union (EU) and India. It also features the development of special economic zones and how they promote socioeconomic growth and attract FDI.
read moreStudy on Mutual Recognition Models for the ASEAN Agricultural Best Practices
This study recommends the establishment of a Multilateral Arrangement for the Mutual Recognition of Agri-food Standards and Conformity Assessment (MAMRASCA) that covers all three existing ASEAN agri-food standards, with flexibility for adoption of further agri-food standards.
read moreGlobal Megatrends: Implications for the ASEAN Economic Community (2017)
This publication aims to further increase awareness of key issues and drivers of global megatrends, and draw out their relevance and implications for the ASEAN integration agenda. It focuses on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and, more specifically, how the AEC may be impacted by and can respond to megatrends.
read moreASEAN Community Progress Monitoring System 2017
This 2017 ASEAN Community Progress Monitoring System (ACPMS) Report is the third of the APCMS report series. The ACPMS report series provide statistics on integration outcomes in ASEAN pertaining to envisaged characteristics of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), including indicators on global development aspirations.
read moreASEAN Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP) – Animal Welfare and Environmental Sustainability Module for Layers, Broilers and Ducks
This document covers the animal welfare and environmental protection of the ASEAN GAHP standard for layer, broilers and ducks.
read moreOutsourcing Opportunities in ASEAN: Policy Paper
This Policy Paper highlights key recommended policy orientations to boost ASEAN’s competitiveness competitiveness with regard to outsourcing of goods and services and the rise of global value chains (GVCs). Firstly, it defines the context and introduces some key definitions relevant to outsourcing. Secondly, it presents a brief overview of services outsourcing trends in recent decades. Thirdly, it considers ASEAN competitiveness by analysing the new trade in value-added (TiVA) database, the constructed GVC Readiness Index, and modern global value chains. All together, this informs the final section of the Policy Paper, which analyses GVC related factors affecting ASEAN positioning and presents ASEAN-wide policy orientations post 2015. Outsourcing Opportunities in ASEAN: Policy... read moreBest Practices for Investment Promotion and Facilitation in ASEAN: General Paper
In order for ASEAN to enhance its attractiveness as an investment destination as envisioned in the AEC Blueprint 2025, ASEAN needs to boost its effort in investment promotion and facilitation. This paper aims to provide ASEAN Member States with a deeper understanding of regional and global ‘best practices’ in investment promotion and facilitation. This deeper understanding may be used to guide current or future initiatives, whether at the regional, national or sub-national level, in order to facilitate freer flow of capital and investment. Specifically, this paper identifies best practices and lessons learned in the four core functions of Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs): promotion, attraction, facilitation and aftercare. It proposes and examine opportunities for development of practical initiatives in two areas that are potential areas for practical initiatives by AMS: 1) Formal & Informal Ambassadorial and cultural networks; and 2) private sector partnerships. Separate reports on each of these areas are available through the Services and Investment Division of the ASEAN Secretariat. Download: Best Practices for Investment Promotion and Facilitation in ASEAN: General Paper ... read moreMaster Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025
At the 25th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw in November 2014, ASEAN Leaders tasked the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) to conduct a comprehensive review of MPAC implementation and formulate the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 (MPAC 2025).
read moreASEAN Investment Report 2016: Foreign Direct Investment and MSME Linkages
The report was developed through collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The document was launched during the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2016, held alongside the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summit, in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
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