According to a score card developed by Ernst And Young (EY) advisory services, only two-thirds of the targets set for the integration of the Asean economic region by 2015 have been achieved.<br /><br />EY said, this is not surprising given the economic diversity and varying growth maturity in each of the member countries of Asean.<br /><br />It also observed that national and local priorities supersede regional initiatives, obscuring wider goals while macro problems also persist.
