https://www.scmp.com/rss/507361/feed Maxensius Tri Sambodo is Senior Researcher at Economic Research Centre-LIPI, and he was Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in 2014-15 en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Southeast Asia has not suffered as much from the coronavirus pandemic as many other parts of the world. Despite having about 9 per cent of the global population, it has only registered around 2 per cent of the total cases, and 1 per cent of the fatalities. This was partly thanks to early draconian measures such as cross-border travel restrictions and lockdowns that many countries in the region implemented – but these also had a significant impact on their economies, particularly in the second... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3103645/southeast-asia-escaped-worst-covid-19-its-economic-effects-could?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3103645/southeast-asia-escaped-worst-covid-19-its-economic-effects-could?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:00:18 +0000