The Future of Jobs in ASEAN: Disrupted and Displaced?
AI may not eliminate ASEAN’s jobs—but it could leave millions of workers behind unless the region rapidly develops the skills, institutions and local capabilities needed...
Author : futurist
SEAFIC Futurist Weekly #9
Companies across Southeast Asia are facing earnings downgrades due to higher oil and input prices, tighter margins, and depressed domestic demand....
Can ASEAN stay neutral in an increasingly divided world?
Date: June 2026...
SEAFIC Futurist Weekly #8
Vietnam will stick to its 10 percent growth target for 2026 despite a widening trade deficit and inflationary pressures, according to its deputy finance minister....
SEAFIC Futurist Weekly #7
One hundred days into the global energy crisis, one truth is unavoidable: this is no longer a disruption to wait out. The escalating conflict in...
SEAFIC Futurist Weekly #6
According to S&P Global, Southeast Asia’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 51.5 in May 2026 from 50.7 in April....
SEAFIC Futurist Weekly #5
Governments across Southeast Asia are stepping up efforts to counter the economic fallout from the ongoing Iran War, namely by addressing inflation effects or balance...
SEAFIC Futurist Weekly #4
According to Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), Thailand’s economy expanded 2.8% in the first quarter of 2026, rising from 2.5% growth in...
SEAFIC Futurist Weekly #3
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia has urged the Malaysian government to begin negotiations over updating the Malaysia-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA), signed...