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  January 30, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes
  

  The European Union and Malaysia Sign Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

  The European Union and Malaysia’s Partnership and Cooperation Agreement can help restart discussions on a future free trade agreement.
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  January 23, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes
  

  Thailand Opens First Digital Free Trade Hub

  The Smart Digital Hub will host bonded warehouses storing Chinese products to be sold in Thailand and Thai products to be shipped to Chinese consumers to be sold on Alibaba platforms.
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  January 16, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 7 minutes
  

  UK-Malaysia 2023 Trade and Investment Trends Showcase a Lack of Interest into ASEAN

  While the UK was reducing its overall capital exposure to Malaysia, Malaysia has grown its investments in the UK substantially.
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  January 6, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Singapore and South Korea Sign Digital Trade Agreement

  Singapore signed a digital trade agreement with South Korea in November 2022 under the Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA).
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  January 3, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 5 minutes
  

  ASEAN Economic Outlook 2023

  The ASEAN region will remain attractive to foreign direct investment with trends in commercial and state investment likely to remain consistent throughout the year.
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  January 2, 2023 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership: Impacts for the Green Economy

  The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) calls for renewable energy to comprise 34 percent of Indonesia’s power generation by 2030.
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  December 30, 2022 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  An Introduction to Doing Business in ASEAN 2023 – New Publication from Dezan Shira & Associates

  An Introduction to Doing Business in ASEAN 2023 is out now and available to download.
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  December 28, 2022 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes
  

  Indonesia to Ban Bauxite Export from June 2023: An Explainer

  Indonesia will impose a bauxite export ban starting from June 2023, in a move to shore up the domestic processing of its mineral resources.
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  December 26, 2022 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Vietnam and Indonesia Reach Agreement on EEZ Boundaries

  After 12 rounds of negotiations Vietnam and Indonesia have come to an agreement regarding their overlapping claims in the South China Sea.
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  December 21, 2022 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  Philippines to Establish Sovereign Wealth Fund

  The Philippines government wants to establish a sovereign wealth fund to spur infrastructure development but there are worries over diverting resources and transparency of the fund.