Indonesia is focusing on increasing trade, especially exports, with the ASEAN region, which has a market of more than 600 million people, the country's Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has said.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that the country aims to become one of the top 20 nations with a startup ecosystem by 2030.
Malaysia will allocate 2 billion ringgit (430 million USD) to a National Energy Transition Facility to enable catalytic blended finance, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on August 29.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong attended the Conference to Promote the Implementation of Việt Nam-Singapore Investment Cooperation Projects on Tuesday in Hà Nội.
Inflation rates in several member states were also expected to remain high due to elevated input prices, increased demand for services and continued currency pressures.
This year, the expo will attract nearly 1,700 companies from more than 40 countries to participate, with the international exhibition section accounting for over 30 per cent of the total exhibition area.
Indonesia’s pursuit of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) membership is an opportunity for it to develop advanced economy credentials and for partners, including Australia, to actively promote an emerging regional power.
ASEAN’s digital economy is projected to triple to almost US$1 trillion by the end of 2030 through the natural adoption of digital technologies.