Kuala Lumpur (VNA)𓄧 – Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand are expected to join the nations with Gross Domestic Products (GDP) exceeding 1 trillion USD in 2030, according to a report released by the global information company IHS Inc.
Rajiv Biswas, IHS chief economist for Asia-Pacific, said that this fact will help increase the geopolitical and economic importance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its economic grouping in international diplomacy and the global dialogue on trade, investment and international standards-setting.Biswas pointed out that the structure of Malaysia's economy will continue to shift towards higher value-added manufacturing and services.
ও ASEAN's members include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.-VNA
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