[CSA series] Is Time Running Out to Realise the ASEAN Economic Community by 2025

ASEAN aims to realise the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2025, which entails establishing a single market and integrated production base. The AEC Blueprint provides numerous initiatives and agreements that must be implemented to attain this objective. ASEAN also has a Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity with a deadline of 2025, which complements the AEC. There are also regional FTAs like RCEP that help ASEAN build closer trade linkages with its major trading partners. However, ASEAN has faced significant economic challenges over the last few years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Given this context, is it still possible to achieve the AEC by 2025? What can be accomplished with only two years remaining? In our 6th Counterpoint Southeast Asia public webinar, we ask: "Is Time Running Out to Realise the ASEAN Economic Community by 2025?" and invite three Southeast Asian analysts to provide their unique perspectives. Counterpoint Southeast Asia is a webinar and policy brief series that tackles strategic and complex questions facing Southeast Asia by presenting the perspectives of regional academics and policy experts. It is organised by the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. ================================================ Speakers: ## Julia Tijaja, Former Director of ASEAN Integration Monitoring, ASEAN Secretariat (2015-2021) ## Jean Clarisse T. Carlos, Project Development Officer, Philippine Institute for Development Studies ## Aekapol Chongvilaivan, Senior Economist (Public Finance), Asian Development Bank Chairperson: Denis Hew, Senior Research Fellow, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore #GovernancefortheFuture #publicpolicy #policymatters ================================================ Visit us Website: http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/nuslkyspp Twitter: http://twitter.com/lkysch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lkyspp/ LinkedIn University Page: https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=42060 Subscribe and click on the bell icon to be the first to watch our videos! 🔔

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