AS ASEAN economies continue their path to safely reopening and getting back to business, they must also manage growing economic challenges and identify how best to seize new opportunities for a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable recovery.
ASEAN, a regional block of 10 very diverse countries, was created to support economic growth, good governance and human rights in Southeast Asia. After decades of rapid growth, these 10 countries now face changing global dynamics, internal divisions and economic uncertainty.
The effective Covid-19 control measures and Free Trade Agreements (FTA) have helped drive Cambodia's international trade volume during the first quarter of 2022, officials have announced.
Mohamed Abdel Wahab — CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) — and Malaysian Minister of Industries Zuraida Qamar Al-Din, along with his accompanying delegation of representatives from various industrial councils discussed ways to enhance investment cooperation between the two countries.
The bilateral free trade between Cambodia and South Korea surged 22.8 percent to $234.4 million in the first three months of this year.
Despite a relatively low direct exposure to Russia and Ukraine in terms of trade, the conflict between the two countries will have a global impact that will eventually affect Malaysian trade.
Despite the headwinds of rampant trade protectionism, deglobalization and geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has given a strong boost to trade between China and other RCEP members.
After decades of support for globalization and free trade, the European Union (EU), in recent times has started adopting an inward approach which is impacting its trade with south-east Asia in particular, a media report said.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
