Can ASEAN Withstand Further Economic Scarring?

Suhaimi Ilias, Chief Economist, Maybank Kim Eng

03-Jul-20 07:37

Can ASEAN Withstand Further Economic Scarring?

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While countries around the world emerge from their respective lockdowns, fears have now turned towards the possibility of a second wave of infections. How well-prepared are we to weather that possibility? Will other economies in the region be able to withstand a surge in Covid-19 cases? To help us answer this question, we speak to Suhaimi Ilias, Chief Economist at Maybank Kim Eng, who together with the regional economics team recently issued a report entitled "COVID-19: Off Lockdown Lows, But Wave Woes Next...?"

Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Lyn Mak

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