A Brief Review of the ASEAN Economic Community’s Progress

Authors

  • Antti Aromäki University of Oulu

Keywords:

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), integration, roadmap, infrastructure projects

Abstract

A brief review of the ASEAN Economic Community’s progress, expectations, and the possibilities they entail. As the integration process has received relatively little notice either in  academic or in commercial publications, this review attempts to fill that gap by taking a brief look at the integration project that can only be described as substantial. To do this, the paper reviews some key economic figures, the roadmap of the integration, and some of the infrastructure projects related to the integration. Furthermore, it provides some pointers for investors.

 

Author Biography

Antti Aromäki, University of Oulu

Business school, management,

PhD candidate

 

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2014-02-14

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Aromäki, A. (2014). A Brief Review of the ASEAN Economic Community’s Progress. Asian Journal of Business and Management, 2(1). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJBM/article/view/900

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): February 2014

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