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Asean aims for unified digital economy despite legal alignment hurdles

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Southeast Asian nations are working towards a unified digital economy through the proposed Asean Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA). This agreement, targeted for signing in Manila in November, aims to harmonize regulations for digital payments, data flows, and e-commerce. However, analysts caution that aligning diverse domestic laws across member states could present significant implementation challenges, potentially mirroring issues faced with previous e-commerce agreements. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Vincent Tan ·

    Asean wants a single digital economy. Will different state laws hobble its goal?

    Southeast Asian nations are seeking to make it easier for businesses and consumers to operate across borders in the digital economy, but achieving the goal will depend on whether governments can align their domestic laws under a proposed pact, according to analysts. Targeted to b…

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