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International competitiveness of ASEAN regional integration

Purpose: In addition to being one of the major regional integrations, owing to its favorable geopolitical po-sition, demographic indicators, and economic power, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is also one of the world’s largest and most influential economic superpowers. is paper aims to examine the international competitiveness and trade of ASEAN member states. Methodology: e research methodology is based on the use of a group of indicators of trade balance, intra-industry trade, the share of exports in imports, trade openness, and the share of exports in GDP in the period from 2013 to 2017. Results: e main results of the paper refer to the evaluation of the competitive position of ASEAN mem-ber states’ in international terms (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, ailand, Brunei Darus-salam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia), as well as to the aggregated results of ASEAN regional integration indicators. Conclusion: e paper’s concluding remarks are an attempt to determine the trading position of ASEAN member states and provide recommendations on how to enhance their international competitiveness.

ASEAN ; international competitiveness ; international trade ; regional integration

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