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Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 January 2023

East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 February 2022

SPACs -- also known as ‘blank-cheque’ companies -- raise money through initial public offerings (IPOs) and then look to merge with or acquire private firms, thereby giving the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 September 2020

The trend predates the COVID-19 crisis, but a fall in income from traditional taxes amid the pandemic is encouraging certain administrations to step up their efforts. US President…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 March 2020

Headwinds for US-ASEAN trade.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 July 2020

The USMCA represents continuity with NAFTA in most sectors, but introduces new rules governing the automotive trade, a key industry for Mexico’s economy. The challenges of USMCA…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 31 December 2015

Investment and the alcoholic drinks sector in South-east Asia.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 January 2024

The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 February 2019

With split control of Congress and divergent policy priorities in many areas between Democrats and Republicans, only parts of Trump’s suggested agenda stand much chance of…

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