# Building ASEAN’s resilience to fuel further economic growth

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/asean/318952-building-aseans-resilience-to-fuel-further-economic-growth
- Published: 2026-09-13T04:06:00+07:00
- Author: The World Economic Forum

* ASEAN has historically responded to economic shocks by deepening regional integration
   and cooperation rather than retreating from it. The IMF warns that current global
   conflicts risk raising commodity prices, tightening financial conditions, and
   disrupting trade and infrastructure.
 * The bloc continues to prioritize dialogue and institution-building as foundations
   for stability, while advances in digital trade frameworks and energy transformation
   are identified as key drivers of future economic growth across the region.

The International Monetary Fund warns current conflicts will increase commodity 
prices and financial strain. However, ASEAN’s resilience, demonstrated throughout
its history, lies in transforming shocks into opportunities for integration and 
growth.

By prioritizing dialogue and cooperation, ASEAN has strengthened its economic foundations,
evidenced by significant GDP, trade, and investment growth.

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 * Current conflict will create higher commodity prices, tighter financial conditions,
   infrastructure damage and transport disruptions, according to the International
   Monetary Fund.
 * The resilience of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) lies in 
   weathering such shocks and in using them to deepen integration, widen cooperation
   and strengthen growth.
 * And as ASEAN continues to prioritise dialogue, institution-building and restraint
   over escalation, energy transformation and technology will fuel its future growth.

The region is navigating geopolitical shifts and embracing energy transformation
and technology, like the Digital Economy Framework Agreement, as key drivers for
future prosperity. This consistent ability to adapt and deepen cooperation ensures
ASEAN’s continued progress in a challenging global landscap

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