Media Release: ASEAN Secretary-General: ASEAN remains committed to multilateral cooperation and recognises the critical role of the private sector in the bloc’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan

3 July, 2020

ASEAN Secretary-General: ASEAN remains committed to multilateral cooperation and recognises the critical role of the private sector in the bloc’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan From top: H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN;

Media Release: Intra-ASEAN and open trade is vital to ASEAN’s post-COVID-19 recovery – the EU experience may offer a path forward for boosting the growth of intra-regional trade

23 June, 2020

Intra-ASEAN and open trade is vital to ASEAN’s post-COVID-19 recovery – the EU experience may offer a path forward for boosting the growth of intra-regional trade From top: Paolo R. Vergano, Senior Fellow of

Media Release: China expected to recover in 2021 while ASEAN stands to gain from supply chain diversification if it can act as unified entity

16 June, 2020

China is expected to recover in 2021 but the recovery speed depends on the opening of other markets while ASEAN stands to gain from supply chain diversification if it can finally act as a

Press Release: COVID-19 Pandemic: ASEAN must address short-term relief and long-term survival for businesses while well placed to thrive on post-pandemic regionalism

21 April, 2020

ASEAN’s economic policy responses to COVID-19 must address short-term relief and long-term survival for businesses while ASEAN is well placed to thrive on post-pandemic trade regionalisation with true economic integration Clockwise starting from top

Press Release: Malaysia and Thailand to lead the way in pursuit of an integrated ASEAN through facilitating greater connectivity between both economies, catalysing greater regionalism within the bloc

18 February, 2020

Malaysia and Thailand to lead the way in pursuit of an integrated ASEAN through facilitating greater connectivity between both economies, catalysing greater regionalism within the bloc (L-R): H.E. Narong Sasitorn, Ambassador of Thailand to

Press Release: Vietnam should galvanise ASEAN to support the call for world economic peace during ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship

14 January, 2020

Vietnam should galvanise ASEAN to support the call for world economic peace during ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship (From left): Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, Chairman of CARI and ASEAN-BAC Malaysia; and H.E. Dr. Le Quy

Press Release: ASEAN needs to leverage the power of digital healthcare to ensure affordable and inclusive healthcare services for all

21 November, 2019

ASEAN needs to leverage the power of digital healthcare to ensure affordable and inclusive healthcare services for all (L-R): Franck Perraudin, Asia Head, External Affairs & Public Affairs, Sanofi; Prof. David Bloom, Professor of

Press Release: ASEAN Fintech sector stands to help drive financial inclusion in ASEAN but requires region-wide policy harmonisation and reforming the ecosystem

19 August, 2019

ASEAN Fintech sector stands to help drive financial inclusion in ASEAN but requires region-wide policy harmonisation and reforming the ecosystem Kuala Lumpur, 15 August 2019 – Experts in both the public and private sectors

Press Release: ASEAN must chart a new vision to guide the bloc moving towards 2040 due to the changing externalities confronting ASEAN

26 July, 2019

ASEAN must chart a new vision to guide the bloc moving towards 2040 due to the changing externalities confronting ASEAN including the rising regional competition from China and India, the ongoing US-Sino rivalry, and

Press Release: ASEAN lacks effective measures and decisive political determination to address Non-Tariff-Barriers (NTBs) thus hurting the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)

2 April, 2019

ASEAN lacks effective measures and decisive political determination to address Non-Tariff-Barriers (NTBs) thus hurting the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) (From left) Juan Sebastian Cortes-Sanchez, Trade Policy Analyst of Asian Trade