by VF | Mar 5, 2021 | ASEAN, Business
IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2020) has estimated a 3.4% contraction in the 10 ASEAN economies in 2020. COVID-19 has also resulted in increased trade protectionism, particularly with regard to essential medical goods and supplies. On 13 November 2020, ASEAN...
by VF | Feb 14, 2021 | ASEAN, Business, News
According to Kyodo, the exports from six Southeast Asian countries fell only 2.2 percent in 2020 from a year earlier to a combined $1.35 trillion. This is a relatively small decline despite the coronavirus pandemic hitting the region and other parts of the world,...