A common currency in Asean will benefit citizens: Jakarta Post contributor

The writer says the benefit of having a common currency will help deepen regional economic integration. - ST

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): It's fair to say there exists a level of social and economic inequality within Asean.

Following the 1997 Asian currency crisis that exposed Asean's vulnerability to cross-border capital flows, the region has undergone a significant transformation from a bloc of mostly underdeveloped and developing countries to one with the world's most dynamic economies collectively.