Author Description

"This is an annual publication of ASEAN competitiveness landscape which is conducted impartially and aimed to provide insights for ASEAN policymakers, investors as well as international audience interested in ASEAN economics and developments. The book presents a comprehensive analysis based on an extensive dataset sourced from official data sources from various international organisations. In this edition, emphasis is placed on trade in a period of rising anti-globalisation sentiment. It provides both an empirical study on impact of exchange rates on trade in value-added of ASEAN economies as well as discussion on the potential impact of the US-China trade war on ASEAN"--