{
  "id": 2045357,
  "title": "ASEAN Moves Closer to a Landmark $2 Trillion Digital Economy Agreement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/asean-moves-closer-to-a-landmark-2-trillion-digital-economy-agreement",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T22:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Thailand Business News",
    "slug": "thailand-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.thailand-business-news.com/asean/322321-asean-moves-closer-to-a-landmark-2-trillion-digital-economy-agreement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Southeast Asian nations are close to finalizing the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), a landmark regional pact designed to govern their digital economy, projected to reach $2 trillion by 2030.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}