Monthly Regional Update (May 2021)
                                         
                                        
                                            17 May 2021
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                    
                                                        Regional Economic and Policy Developments in May
 
 
 
ASEAN exports will benefit from global recovery; Vietnam and Indonesia would lead peers
 
Cambodia’s government plans to reopen international tourism by 4Q21; virus resurgence remains a challenge
 
Lao PDR: Exports and investment would support growth in 2021 but new outbreaks could weaken pace of recovery
 
Myanmar: US and EU extend sanctions; ASEAN urges Myanmar end violence but it still has a long way to go
 
Vietnam targets services sector to contribute 50% of GDP by 2030; economic reforms would support goal
 
Indonesia’s economy contracts by slower pace in 1Q21; exports and investment should be key growth drivers
 
Philippines: Higher economic risks given surging COVID-19 cases and high public debt level
 
 
                                                     
                                                 
                                             
                                        
    
    
            
    
    
                                            
                                        
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