With the Covid-19 pandemic expected to leave long-term impacts on global investment patterns and consumer behaviour, the CLMVT countries are counting on closer economic cooperation within Southeast Asia to help them benefit from each other’s strengths.
Malaysia needs to push for progress in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), particularly investors from the European Union (EU), the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia said.
The latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures show the economic recovery from last year’s Coronavirus-induced recession will not be a straight line in the Asia-Pacific, according to Moody’s Analytics Chief APAC Economist Steven Cochrane.
COVID-19 restrictions have undone almost all of Thailand's recovery since May 2020, Barclays economists Shreya Sodhani and Brian Tan said in a report on Tuesday, following the Bank of Thailand's report on economic and monetary conditions in July.
Singapore became the largest foreign investor in Vietnam in the first eight months of 2021 with total investment capital of US$6.2 billion as of August 20, accounting for nearly 32.5% of total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has asked relevant ministries and agencies to take solutions to push ahead with national and ASEAN one-stop-shop mechanisms.
The House of Representatives Commission VI, which oversees trade, industry and state-owned enterprises (SOE), has given its nod to ratification of the ASEAN Agreement on Electronic Commerce (AAEC).
A webinar discussing ways for Vietnamese and Singaporean businesses can fully tap opportunities brought by free trade agreements (FTAs) with the European Union (EU) and the UK to expand their cooperation was jointly held by the Vietnam Embassy and the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore on August 28.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
