This study aims to examine the role of green governance in the quality of sustainability reports. We also examine the moderating role of sustainability commitment between green governance and the quality of sustainability reports. This research is a quantitative study by using unbalanced data...

The relationship between India and ASEAN has emerged as a crucial basis of their foreign policy. Both the regions signed a Free Trade Agreement in 2009, which came into effect in 2010. They are now reviewing the FTA to further enhance their economic cooperation. At this critical juncture, this...

This article assesses the opportunities and challenges for different categories of FinTechs in the SAARC and ASEAN regions. We consider the global financial inclusion data released by the World Bank and map the responses to gain insights into the opportunities and challenges for FinTechs in the...

Quality education is a key determinant for ASEAN's aspiration to be a single market and production base and to attract foreign investment. However, the region is characterized by an education divide in terms of quality and output, and this is likely to increase in the post-COVID-19 period. A...

Objective: The objective of the article is to empirically investigates the role played by financial development in determining the relationship between working capital financing and firms' performance. Research Design & Methods: Employing data of publicly listed manufacturing firms in five ASEAN...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a forward-looking trade agreement between member economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its free trade agreement (FTA) partners (AFPs) namely Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand (i.e., non-ASEAN...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the resulting falls in demand due both to uncertainty and policy interventions such as lockdowns, "social distancing," and travel restrictions are having a severe impact on Asian economies and hence on Asian households. These negative impacts come through a...

This study analyzes whether ongoing liberalization has resulted in more profound trade expansion for Indonesia versus regional partner countries. A gravity model is first employed to find whether regional trade agreements resulted in more significant intra-regional exports or diverted trade....

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the succeeding Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) were widely viewed as trade agreements aiming at containing the influence of China and raising that of the US and Japan in Asia. This study utilizes the outward...

The paper is aimed at assessing the impact of capital flows from commercial banks and FDI on sustainable economic growth in ASEAN countries. The study has conducted quantitative secondary analysis on data collected from 1980 to 2018 for Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. Descriptive statistics,...

Since the Korean War of 1950–53, the security architecture of the region previously referred to as the “Asia-Pacific” has been based on a US-led sys­tem of bilateral alliances known as the “hub-and-spokes” system. A multi­lateral system of collective defence, similar to NATO in...

After the recent global financial crisis of 2008, the attention of researchers and politicians has focused on both financial inclusion and bank stability. However, we still know little of how the former impacts the stability of financial services providers. This paper focuses on financial...

This paper examines the direct and spillover effects of exchange rate on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in a panel of ASEAN countries from 2001 to 2018. We utilize the spatial econometric approach to accommodate the nature of spatial dependence among ASEAN countries. Our results suggest...

China's rapidly growing role in the world economy has been accompanied by rising bilateral trade with Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN group) as well as expanded offshore renminbi (RMB) markets in the region. Using a Markov-switching analysis that allows for...

This study examines the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economic integration of the ASEAN-6 region. The study finds that the coronavirus pandemic's impact can be easily traced using stringency, bilateral exports, and tourist arrivals, indicating a significant implication for the...

In the economic globalization era, mainly since 2010, ASEAN countries' financial and investment sectors have emerged to accelerate economic growth. The driving factor for the financial sector's contribution is the public's growing interest in financial asset investment products, of which the...

This study aims to test cost stickiness behavior under different managerial ability levels. Managerial ability plays an important role in resource-related decision making. Previous cost stickiness research assumes that managers exhibit similar abilities to manage resources. However, managers...

The study assesses the social dialogue, freedom of association and collective bargaining institutions and practices in the public service among five member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand....

Undoubtedly, the war in Ukraine has far-reaching political and economic implications for many regions of the world, including East and Southeast Asia. The governments' reactions to the war have varied considerably ranging from fully supporting Ukraine in alliance with the United States and the...

Technological advances of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) threaten Southeast Asian countries’ industrialization model and expose its workforce to the risk of substitution. Using the Dynamic Pattern Synthesis method to ascertain how Southeast Asian countries are prepared to face these...

This paper makes the case that time is ripe for the countries in southeast and northeast Asia to actively seek greater integration with India. The case is based on two arguments. First, China has emerged as an increasingly aggressive and belligerent power bringing it into conflict with its...

With new or updated trade agreements in place covering trade in North America, with Europe, and with many of its major trading partners in the Pacific Rim, Canada’s trade diversification strategy must increasingly look to the Global South. In the high-growth developing world, ASEAN stands out....

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Model Contractual Clauses (‘ASEAN MCCs’) are contractual terms and conditions that may be voluntarily included by companies in binding legal agreements for the cross-border transfer of personal data. The ASEAN Digital Ministers endorsed them...

This paper discusses the recent regional trade agreements that China has concluded rapidly following accession to the WTO in 2002. Agreements are in place with Hong Kong, Macao, ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand, and are either in negotiation or under discussion with South Africa, Chile, India,...