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Sarawak directs investment towards various sectors of the economy
Xi Jinping, President of China, on the Asia-Pacific’s ties with ChinaOBGplus
The Chinese economy has remained consistently strong as we focus on reforms and liberalisation, and we are confident of maintaining this momentum going forward. China and the Asia-Pacific share a symbiotic relationship. Both parties rely on one another for new job prospects and economic growth. We hope to establish more links with the Asia-Pacific in order to build a better and more prosperous future. The global economic recovery will be filled with difficulties and setbacks. In the Asia-Pacific…
Xi Jinping, President of China, on the Asia-Pacific’s ties with ChinaOBGplus
The Chinese economy has remained consistently strong as we focus on reforms and liberalisation, and we are confident of maintaining this momentum going forward. China and the Asia-Pacific share a symbiotic relationship. Both parties rely on one another for new job prospects and economic growth. We hope to establish more links with the Asia-Pacific in order to build a better and more prosperous future. The global economic recovery will be filled with difficulties and setbacks. In the Asia-Pacific…
Sarawak’s renewable energy corridor to boost investment significantlyOBGplus
At the heart of Malaysia’s economic transformation ambitions to rise to a high-income economy by 2020 is the initiative to extract greater value from its natural resources by shifting away from a primarily raw or minimally processed resource exporting country to a high-tech, high-value-added industrial base. While much of new industries such as IT hubs and high-end electronics manufacturing are being developed around the country’s economic and political epicentre in Peninsular Malaysia,…
OBG talks to Lim Jock Seng, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II of Brunei DarussalamOBGplus
Interview:Lim Jock Seng On a sub-regional scale, what goals are being set in the short-term for further cooperation within the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)? LIM JOCK SENG: Brunei Darussalam assumed chairmanship of the BIMP-EAGA ministerial meeting in 2014 and we see this as an opportune time to take stock of progress and gaps in our 20 years of cooperation. There have been positive results under the four strategic pillars of BIMP-EAGA,…
OBG talks to Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General, ASEANOBGplus
Interview:Le Luong Minh What are the challenges facing ASEAN member nations in preparing for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015? LE LUONG MINH: In the lead up to AEC 2015, it is important to complete the regional integration agenda as set out in the AEC Blueprint. Member states need to overcome implementation bottlenecks in AEC measures, namely delays in the ratification of signed ASEAN agreements and protocols; slow alignment of domestic laws and regulations with regional initiatives;…
OBG talks to Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General, ASEANOBGplus
Interview:Le Luong Minh What are the challenges facing ASEAN member nations in preparing for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015? LE LUONG MINH: In the lead up to AEC 2015, it is important to complete the regional integration agenda as set out in the AEC Blueprint. Member states need to overcome implementation bottlenecks in AEC measures, namely delays in the ratification of signed ASEAN agreements and protocols; slow alignment of domestic laws and regulations with regional initiatives;…