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Thailand is planning major infrastructure projects worth 1.49 trillion THB (45.16 billion USD) this year to improve its land, sea, and air connectivity.

Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected at 6.2 percent in 2022, buoyed by its vaccination accomplishments, according to Standard Chartered’s ASEAN and South Asia chief economist Edward Lee.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 is estimated to expand by 2.58 percent from the previous year as the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse impacts on all fields of the national economy, General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong has said.

Singapore's economy will grow by 4 percent next year, likely be driven by improvements in the construction sector as well as manufacturing and finance, according to a survey of professional forecasters.

The Canada – ASEAN Initiatives Association at the York Centre for Asian Research held a seminar entitled “Canada and ASEAN: Trade Diversification in the Indo-Pacific” in Ontario, Canada on November 26.

The stimulus packages are expected to inject 1 quadrillion VND (44 billion USD) into the national economy with an interest-rate subsidy of 4 percent, contributing to creating jobs, raising productivity, increasing budget collection, and cutting budget overspending.

Vietnam is still seen as an attractive destination and the problems of 2021 do not mean that foreign investors will turn away, according to a recent report by Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA).

Reopening the economy is being considered an inevitable path to create an opportunity to reverse gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter and improve that of the whole year 2021.

The Ministry of Information and Communications is collecting feedback on a draft master plan on information and communications (ICT) infrastructure for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050, which outlines four scenarios for the growth of the market.

A 1.42 percent year-on-year growth in gross domestic product (GDP) was recorded in the first nine months of this year in the context of prolonged social distancing measures as part of COVID-19 prevention and control efforts affecting all areas of the Vietnamese economy. Experts said the result is a great success of the country amid the pandemic situation.

Despite adverse impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, social welfare has still been ensured, the macro-economic situation stabilised and inflation effectively reigned in, according to Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 1.42 percent in the first nine months of 2021 from the same period last year, marking a great success of the country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining production and business amid the prolonged period of social distancing in many provinces and cities.

The Indonesian government aims to cut the State budget deficit to 868 trillion IDR (60.38 billion USD) from 939 trillion IDR, accounting for 4.85 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) next year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed determination to build an innovative, transparent, action-oriented and effective Government in service of the people during the first meeting of the 15th Government that was held virtually nationwide on August 11.

The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and the Australia Supports Economic Reform in Vietnam (Aus4Reform) on July 15 announced two economic growth scenarios for Vietnam this year.

Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry on July 14 said that based on advance estimates, the country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 14.3 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2021.

Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow by between 6-6.5 percent over the next decade, and at this pace, it will surpass Singapore by 2030, DBS Bank experts have said.

The Philippines' inflation decreased to 4.1 percent in June after reaching 4.5 percent for three consecutive months, reported the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) has devised two growth scenarios for the second half of 2021, said Deputy Minister Tran Quoc Phuong.

The World Bank has lowered its forecast on the Philippines' gross domestic product growth for 2021 to 4.7 percent from 5.5 percent in March, according to an updated report released by the bank on June 8.