He said AEM 47 will focus on
implementing AEC measures, especially the completion of commitments
agreed to under the AEC 2015 Blueprint, and developing the ASEAN
Post-2015 Economic Vision 2025, strategic action plans for the next 10
years and the ASEAN Small and Medium Enterprises Master Plan 2016-2025.
Economic ministers from Australia, Canada, China,
India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the US will
participate in the meetings with the ASEAN economic ministers.
The ASEAN economic ministers will also be meeting with representatives
from the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, the East Asia Business
Council, the Federation of Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in
ASEAN, the US-ASEAN Business Council, the Canada-ASEAN Business Council
and the ASEAN-India Business Council.
In addition, the EU-ASEAN Business Summit and the East Asia Investment Forum will be held on August 23 and 24, respectively.
Mustapa Mohamed held that the AEC seeks to formally establish a single
market and production base among the 10 ASEAN member states, adding
that the eventual integration of national economies into a single
regional bloc is expected to facilitate the creation of a seamless trade
and investment regime in ASEAN.
It will also propel
the ASEAN economy, whose GDP currently is estimated at 2.7 trillion USD,
into a global powerhouse with GDP expected to rise to a combined 4.7
trillion USD by 2020, the official said./.
ASEAN economic ministers to meet on August 22-25
21/08/2015 lúc 14:40 (GMT)
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The 47 th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM 47) will be held in Kuala Lumpur from August 22-25 to put the finishing touches on the formal establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by th
