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As we begin the New Year, East Asia Forum would like to acknowledge and pay tribute to the legacy it owes to significant ...

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East Asia’s stablecoins must overcome the same network effects that have kept Europe stuck on the margins of a US ...

Indonesia’s energy transition will depend on how effectively the state reshapes the role of its state-owned electricity ...

Graft and elite capture are choking Pakistan’s growth and only civic renewal with real reform of taxes, procurement, SOEs and ...

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Central Asia and the Caucasus saw solid growth, new transport corridors and multi-vector diplomacy in 2025, even as conflicts ...

While Indonesia's headline economic numbers appear stable, deeper structural problems still remain unaddressed ...