It may be argued that the most frustrating job this year was to be an economist covering Southeast Asia, with high hopes of a recovery dashed by the COVID resurgence from Manila to Ho Chi Minh laying waste to economies and projections alike. Nomura's Senior Economist Euben Paracuelles joined us on Across the ASEAN to discuss how challenging the year was, and what their outlook is for the region in 2022 against the backdrop of tighter policy, Omicron concerns, and elections.