Local Influences and Return Chasing: Entering a New Era in Emerging Equity Markets

Thailand Business News - Sep 27, 2026

This paper examines a shift in global equity flows, highlighting that local factors now dominate over global ones in emerging markets, driven by investor sensitivity to local returns post-COVID. Structural Shifts in Global Financial Flows The question of whether the global financial cycle still predominantly influences capital flows to emerging markets is explored in this […]

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What Would an ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement Mean for Foreign Investors?

Oct 6, 2026

What Would an ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement Mean for Foreign Investors?

summarize this content to 20 words The proposed ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) could reduce trade barriers between Canada and Southeast Asia while creating new opportunities for companies using ASEAN as a manufacturing, sourcing, services, or regional investment base. Canada-ASEAN bilateral merchandise trade reached C$52.5 billion (US$38 billion) in 2025, up 23.6 percent from C$42.4 billion (US$31 billion) in 2024. ASEAN’s member states collectively represented Canada’s fifth-largest merchandise trading partner. From ASEAN’s perspective, Canada ranked as its 16th-largest trading partner and 10th-largest source of foreign direct investment in 2025. ASEAN now comprises 11 member states following Timor-Leste’s admission in October 2025. Where ASEAN-Canada trade and investment stand today Manufacturing in ASEAN frequently involves regional production networks. A product assembled in Vietnam, for instance, may contain inputs from Malaysia, Thailand, or Indonesia. Whether those inputs count toward the product’s originating status could determine whether it qualifies for preferential tariffs when exported to Canada. Canada’s negotiating objectives specifically seek rules allowing the cumulation of materials and production and recognizing existing regional production patterns. If reflected in the final agreement, these provisions could give manufacturers greater flexibility to divide qualifying production and sourcing among ASEAN countries rather than concentrating activities in one jurisdiction solely to obtain tariff preferences.

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