Kristina Fong Siew Leng

Research Interest
Digital and technology policy, Development finance, Trade policy and cross-border partnerships

Researcher’s Profile

Kristina Fong joined ISEAS as the Lead Researcher (Economic Affairs) of ASEAN Studies Centre in June 2023. Prior to her current role, she has held various positions in both the private sector and multilateral organisations, as an economist and public policy specialist. At ISEAS, Kristina aims to focus her research on digital policy and development finance, with aims to build upon her previous research experience garnered in these areas at the World Bank. Kristina holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Master’s in Economics from the University of Malaya.

 

Current Research

• Digitalization trends and developments in ASEAN
• Cross-border fintech developments in ASEAN
• Regional supply chain dynamics

 

Selected Publications

• Smita Kuriakose, Antoine Coste, Kok Onn Ting, Kristina Fong, Alyssia Maluda and Laurence Todd (2022). “Digitalizing SMEs to Boost Competitiveness”. The World Bank Group.
• Smita Kuriakose, Kristina Fong, John Jaan Hui Loh and Mohamad Izwan Bin Zakaria (2022). “Malaysia – Assessment of the Start-Up Financing Ecosystem”. The World Bank Group.
• Fulcrum Commentaries by Kristina Fong
• ISEAS Perspectives by Kristina Fong