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ASEAN: still searching for purpose at 50

As ASEAN approaches its 50th anniversary, we see little prospect of it transforming itself into the kind of single market and production base which its supporters hope will one day enable it to rival China. Despite this, economic prospects for large parts of South East Asia remain decent, and we expect the region to remain one of the bright spots of the global economy over the coming years.

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