The ASEAN Investment Forum (AIF) 2024 themed “Investments for Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” held in Vientiane on October 7 highlighted the role played by ASEAN in achieving investment attraction goals for implementing priority plans for sustainable development in the region.
Three ASEAN member countries in Kalimantan Island, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, have agreed to form the Borneo Economic Community (BEC) in order to stimulate green economic development in the island and the Southeast Asian region.
Chair of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid has said that the close partnership between ASEAN and Japan over the past 50 years will accelerate the strengthening of economic integration and the establishment of a free trade area, and enhance competitiveness in the global market.
Cooperation between governments and the private sector is key to strengthen regional economic integration, and it will be a focus of discussions between ASEAN leaders and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) within the framework of the 42nd ASEAN Summit which will be held from May 9-11 in Indonesia.
Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid, who is also Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), on April 3 said that ASEAN-BAC will support micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the region to implement QRcodeASEAN initiative.
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), which is chairing the 2023 ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), is about to introduce seven legacy breakthroughs on five priority issues during the country’s ASEAN chairmanship this year.
Cambodian Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak attended consultations between ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) held recently via videoconference, reported Cambodia News Agency AKP.
Vietnam has been a highly responsible and enthusiastic member of ASEAN in the past 25 years since its membership of the bloc, Dr. Munir Majid, Chairman of ASEAN Business Advisory Council Malaysia (ASEAN-BAC Malaysia) has said.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the COVID-19 pandemic has created good opportunities for ASEAN countries to boost regional trade at the ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), which took place on June 26 within the framework of the 36th ASEAN Summit.
The ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) took place on June 26 within the framework of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which is held in the form of a video conference. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, ASEAN Chair in 2020 chaired the dialogue.
The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) was satisfied with negotiations over ASEAN trade facilitation procedures, in which all members agreed to form and implement guidelines on non-tariff measures, said the Thai Ministry of Commerce.