ASEAN+3: Navigating Secular Trends and Uncertainties

While the ASEAN+3 region will remain a major driver of global growth in the next decade, it also faces a multitude of structural challenges. Three secular trends—aging, global trade reconfiguration, and rapid technological change—are affecting the region in complex ways that make its long-term growth trajectory less certain.

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Vietnam is Pointing the Way for ASEAN to Upgrade its Exports

In the wake of the U.S.-China trade conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a notable shift in rhetoric toward supply chain independence and security, consequently challenging China's position as the leading global exporter. Across ASEAN, Vietnam appears to have benefited the most from the rearrangement of global export markets.

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