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.
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