Published on: Tuesday, May 25, 2021
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: Asean needs to collaborate with the private sector for greater and more sustainable progress of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) as part of the move for the region to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, said the grouping’s secretary-general Datuk Lim Jock Hoi
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He said digitalisation and sustainability were critical to the recovery efforts in the next phase of the economic integration.
“In fact, the recently launched mid-term review report of the AEC Blueprint 2025 highlights the need for Asean to embrace and adapt to new developments, which include digitalisation and sustainability.