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### How ASEAN has turned resilience into a strategy and cooperation into a strength

May 2026

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/05/resilience-cooperation-asean-economic/)


### The State ofGlobal Digital TradeRule-Making in 2026:Lessons from ASEANand Africa

March 2026

[Link](https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_State_of_Global_Trade_Rule_Making_in_2026_2026.pdf)


### ASEAN is a future driver of global growth. Here's how to unleash it

December 2025

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/12/asean-global-growth-digital-economy-wef/)


### What ASEAN’s small businesses really need for a truly inclusive digital economy

October 2025

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/what-asean-small-businesses-really-need-for-inclusive-digital-economy/)


### ASEAN takes major step toward landmark digital economy pact

October 2025

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/asean-defa-digital-economy-pact-negotiations/)


### How ASEAN can thrive through innovation and more collaboration

July 2025

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/07/how-asean-can-thrive-through-innovation-and-more-collaboration/)


### Why ASEAN's New Digital Economy Framework Agreement is a Game-changer

May 2025

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/publications/advancing-data-flow-governance-in-the-indo-pacific-four-country-analyses-and-dialogues/)


### Implementation Options for ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement

April 2025

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/04/implementation-lessons-for-asean-s-digital-economy-framework/)


### 6 questions for ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn: 'Diversity is our strength'

January 2025

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/questions-asean-secretary-general-kao-diversity-southeast-asia/)


### Why AI is Southeast Asia's new engine for profitable growth

November 2024

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/12/5-ways-asia-pacific-economies-can-operationalize-ai-to-unlock-economic-opportunity/)


### Digital Economy Agreements: A Closer Look at the New Phenomenon in Digital Trade Rulemaking

June 2024

[Link](https://weforum.ent.box.com/file/1566584386942?s=ib3lzu7ru277vp85r600yg1b6r2bnkgt)


### How a pioneering microfinance initiative is boosting Indonesia's women entrepreneurs

January 2024

[Link](https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/01/microfinance-women-indonesia-mekaar/#:~:text=The%20country's%20microfinance%20initiative%20Mekaar,inclusion%20for%20underprivileged%20Indonesian%20women.)


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