The Asean summit in Phnom Penh on Nov 10, 2022, shows, starting from far left, Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr; Thailand's Prayut Chan-o-cha, third left; Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, fourth left; Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, fifth left; Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, fifth right; Prime Minister Hun Sen, fourth right; Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, third right; Laos' Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, second right and Malaysia's lower house speaker Azhar Azizan Harun, right. (Photo: AFP)
'Asean as an Epicentrum of Growth" is the theme of Indonesia's 2023 Asean chairmanship. Is it a reliable and attainable vision? Whilst some may be optimistic about the vision's potential, for us, it sounds more like jargon than a vision.
Let's begin by examining some of the key economic indicators that the optimistic side might have considered, which render the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as a potential epicentrum of growth.
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