KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will work with its ASEAN counterparts to encourage businesses to use local currencies in facilitating trade within the region, said Deputy Governor Datuk ...

KUALA LUMPUR: All meetings hosted by Malaysia as Asean Chair 2025 have proceeded ... and government-linked companies (GLCs), the Dewan Negara was told. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad ...

ASEAN is one of the world's fastest-growing economic regions, with a combined population of approximately 690 million. In 2023, its 10 member states reached total GDP of nearly $3.8 trillion, with ...

A surge in exports pushed China's trade surplus close to $1 trillion in 2024, with ASEAN the largest destination for Chinese shipments. Many of these exports are intermediate goods that have in ...

With a combined population exceeding 650 million people and a rapidly growing economy, ASEAN continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience and potential for growth, and is a significant force in ...

SINGAPORE – Singapore will continue to highlight the “mutually beneficial nature of Asean interactions and engagement with the United States” so that the region continues to prosper ...

One of the key topics set to take center stage at the upcoming ASEAN Summit is the introduction of a standardized electric vehicle (EV) policy. This initiative aims to strengthen regional ...

While Anwar Ibrahim insists on neutrality, analysts warn the move to diversify trade ties could anger Trump and strain US-Asean relations.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) says Malaysia’s economy is primarily driven by domestic factors, despite the escalating US tariffs impacting global growth. It stated that it is ...

Secondly, we just concluded the 31st Asean Economic Ministers (AEM) Retreat in Desaru, Johor on 28 February 2025. The Asean trade ministers endorsed the 18 Priority Economic Deliverables (PEDs) that ...

"Indonesia recorded the highest growth in ASEAN. It even surpassed global manufacturing countries that are currently still experiencing a contraction phase," he informed here on Monday. Based on data ...