The Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India is a regular publication on Asia’s regional economic growth and development processes. It focuses on the economic conditions of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam) and two other large economies in the region, the People’s Republic of China, and India.
The Outlook was proposed at a 2008 informal reflection group on Southeast Asia following the 2007 Council Meeting at Ministerial Level (MCM) and approved by ministers and senior officials from ASEAN countries at the occasion of the 2nd OECD-Southeast Asia Regional Forum in Bangkok in 2009. It was launched as a series in 2010, and the first edition was released in November of that year.
The Outlook was integrated into the OECD’s Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) at the Steering Group Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia in March, as confirmed at the 2015 MCM.
This edition of the Outlook comprises a thematic chapter focusing on enhancing disaster risk financing in Emerging Asia, and a series of country notes providing recent data on disaster risk finance in each Emerging Asian country.
The OECD Development Centre is committed to working alongside governments and other actors in the region to identify key issues and provide policy recommendations for addressing them. The Centre enjoys the full membership of five Emerging Asian countries: China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam, and this project has also benefited from the generous support of other Emerging Asian countries. The OECD is committed to supporting Asian countries in their efforts to promote economic and social well-being through rigorous analysis, peer learning and the sharing of best practices.