Insights
Insights
Reports, policy briefs, working papers and commentary from our programmes.
ASEAN digital services: a sector map
A country-by-country map of who must hold a licence to offer digital services, and what it costs.
Digital Economy programme
Halal certification as a market barrier
For consumer goods entering Indonesia, certification is the real gate — timing it wrong costs a quarter.
Trade & Investment programme
Entity structuring in Vietnam: a working model
A decision tree for holding company, subsidiary and representative office, keyed to revenue stage.
Country Lead, Vietnam
The myth of the single ASEAN market
ASEAN is one acronym and six different market-entry problems. Treating it as one is the first mistake.
Managing Partner
Cross-border payments in Southeast Asia
The rails, the rails that do not connect, and what a foreign merchant actually pays per transaction.
Digital Economy programme
Data localisation: what the region is actually doing
Separating the statutes that force local storage from the ones that only ask for access.
Digital Economy programme