Economic interests and the ASEAN Economic Community / Tham Siew Yean and Sanchita Basu Das -- ASEAN economic cooperation and its political realities / Rodolfo C. Severino and Moe Thuzar -- Indonesia's implementation of facilitation and harmonization measures under the AEC / Yose Rizal Damuri --...

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. KEY DRIVERS OF ASEAN’S LOGISTICS SECTOR -- 3. LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT IN ASEAN-10 -- 4. FDI LIBERALIZATION AND FACILITATION IN ASEAN INTEGRATION -- 5. CONCLUSION

The services sector plays an important role in ASEAN economies as it accounts for about half of the region's GDP and more than 45 per cent of its total employment. ASEAN aspires to deepen integration in the services sector in order to enhance the sector's contribution to economic development and...

Growing urbanization, increasing trade and investment due to integration, and emerging new business models like e-commerce are accelerating the demand for efficient logistics in each ASEAN country. The logistics sector is inherently complex due to its scope, ranging from physical infrastructure...

The ten Southeast Asian economies reached a milestone on 31 December 2015, when they announced the formation of an ASEAN Community. Although this includes three pillars – ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community – it is the...