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ASEAN-BAC calls for boosting trade, investment with Japan

Chair of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid has said that the close partnership between ASEAN and Japan over the past 50 years will accelerate the strengthening of economic integration and the establishment of a free trade area, and enhance competitiveness in the global market.
ASEAN-BAC calls for boosting trade, investment with Japan ảnh 1ASEAN-BAC Chair Arsjad Rasjid (Photo: kadin.id)
Jakarta (VNA) - Chair of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council(ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid has said that the close partnership between ASEAN andJapan over the past 50 years will accelerate the strengthening of economicintegration and the establishment of a free trade area, and enhancecompetitiveness in the global market.

In his statement on June 10, Arsjad stated that theASEAN-Japan partnership will accelerate liberalisation and facilitate trade ingoods, services, and investment in the region.

Japan remains a trusted dialogue partner of ASEAN, Arsjadsaid, adding that Japan, as an ASEAN strategic partner, will work together withASEAN-BAC to create a stronger platform that supports Micro, Small, and MediumEnterprises (MSMEs) to innovate collectively through technology and adapt todynamic changes.

Arsjad and the ASEAN-BAC delegation are in Tokyo as part ofthe Indonesian leadership roadshow for ASEAN-BAC in 2023. Previously, Arsjadalso conducted roadshows in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam,Cambodia, Brunei, Myanmar, Laos, and the UK.

In addition to his meeting with Japanese Minister ofEconomy, Trade, and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi, the ASEAN-BAC delegation is scheduledto engage in dialogues with business association leaders, including the JapanExternal Trade Organization (JETRO), SME Support Japan (SMRJ), EconomicResearch Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Japan Association ofCorporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), Japan Business Federation (Keidanren),ASEAN Japan Centre, MUFG Bank, Japan Chamber of Commerce (JCCI), Asia ZeroEmission Community (AZEC), and PayPay./.
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