Foreign investors can use ASEAN’s trade hubs to stay tariff-compliant and cost-efficient under new US import rules.

In our manufacturing tracker for Southeast Asia in 2024, we note the PMI values, workforce data, GDP contributions, and policy responses, highlighting the region’s growth opportunities and challenges.

The rise of the digital economy in Southeast Asia has brought data protection to the forefront of legal and business discussions. The ASEAN-6—comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore ...

Indonesia’s government made significant amendments to the country’s Mining Law as it aims to attract more downstream investment into the sector. As part of the amendments, the central government will ...

How is the minimum wage increase calculated? MOM 18/2022 stipulated a new formula for calculating the minimum wage increase. The calculation for the minimum wage took into account Indonesia’s economic ...

The attractive incentives afforded in Malaysia’s economic corridors have resulted in the high-quality growth of several manufacturing and service industries, propelling the country to become a ...

Mexico and Malaysia are good investment destinations for US businesses, particularly those with a China footprint seeking to diversify their supply chains. Supply chains between the US and Mexico have ...

Located in the middle of the regional bloc, the country borders several other fellow ASEAN states. The country occupied the 55 th position on the Market Potential Index 2018. The investment climate is ...

Thailand offers great investment potential as a leading automotive production base in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – a fast developing region for automotive manufacturing. Over a ...

In October, the Philippine government approved the Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy (CREATE MORE) Act with the aim of making the country an ...

Indonesia is home to some 40 percent of the world’s geothermal resources, and the sector will be key to the country’s energy sustainability goals. Indonesia is one of the world’s leading geothermal ...

The United States has announced sweeping tariff measures on a wide range of imports, targeting countries with persistent trade surpluses or perceived unfair trade practices. ASEAN member states were ...