How South-East Asian countries can cooperate to enhance energy . . . By adopting a similar scheme in South-East Asia, ASEAN states can accelerate their energy connectivity efforts optimally and equitably At the national level, ASEAN countries could alleviate concerns regarding policy continuity and boost investor confidence by adopting legislation for net-zero emission targets, similar to the approaches taken by the UK and France
The ASEAN region is the worlds economic dark horse. Heres why According to the Asian Development Bank, South-East Asia's GDP growth for July 2023 was projected at a robust 4 6%, compared to the slower rates of 1 1% for the United States, 0 5% for the Euro area, and 0 6% for Japan The region's strength resides in its diversity of languages, cultures, economies and, most critically, its vibrant and increasingly tech-savvy young population
How digitalization is making South and Southeast Asia engines of growth For instance, Malaysia has the highest social media penetration rate (81%) in Southeast Asia, followed by Singapore (79%); the Philippines (67%) and Indonesia (59%) also feature strongly But, in South Asia, the highest-ranking nations, India and Bangladesh, only have penetration rates of 29% and 22%, respectively
3 ways South-East Asia can fund its clean energy ambitions In South-East Asia, renewable investments face financing constraints and bankability issues, which are barriers to mobilizing capital from commercial and financial providers By providing catalytic capital from public sources to increase private sector investments, blended finance transactions can play a significant role for the region
7 key challenges for the future of ASEAN | World Economic Forum South-East Asia is home to the world’s fastest growing population of internet users, with more than 125,000 new users forecast to come online every day through the year 2020 Most of that growth will come via mobile use, and it has the potential to stimulate new industries, leapfrog legacy business models and fundamentally change the lives of millions of people
What is ASEAN? | World Economic Forum Regional cooperation was further extended with the creation of the ASEAN Plus Three forum in 1997, which included China, South Korea and Japan And then the East Asia Summit, which began taking place in 2005 and has expanded to include India, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and the United States
The cost of healthcare is rising in ASEAN. How can nations get the most . . . There is an imminent crisis of healthcare spending in South-East Asia, according to a report by Solidance to be presented at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN It suggests that the total healthcare spending of the ASEAN 6 nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), which was an estimated $420 billion in 2017, will increase by 70% over the next two decades
Global Gender Gap Report 2022 - The World Economic Forum Sub-Saharan Africa has the sixth-highest regional score and has bridged 67 9% of its gender gap in 2022 It ranks ahead of Middle East and North Africa as well as South Asia Among the countries included in the regional grouping, Rwanda, Namibia and South Africa rank highest, and Mali, Chad and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank lowest
Women’s rights in Asia – how far have we come? Women’s labour force participation has stalled in our region, and in South Asia it has actually fallen over the past decade Women remain concentrated in informal employment and continue to have primary responsibility for unpaid care work