The framework takes us to 2020 at which time we expect that the ASEAN banking community would be semi-integrated. While this is six years away, the work under ABIF is well underway. Banks can choose to retain a domestic focus or choose to become a regional player.
In addition, Cuba and the Dominican Republic have been making sizable inroads into their tourism market - impact globalization. Most of them also tried to earn foreign exchange as offshore financial centers.