ASEAN told to boost trade, investment<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday called on business
\nleaders in the Southeast Asian region to keep working together in
\norder to promote the region as a single market.<\/p>\n
Megawati said that there was much to be gained through strong
\ncooperation in trade and economic relations among member
\ncountries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).<\/p>\n
\"Each ASEAN country should outline its potential so that
\nefforts can be made to realize this potential by teaming up with
\nneighbors,\" she said when hosting members of the newly formed
\nASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC).<\/p>\n
ABAC consists of prominent leaders of commerce and industry,
\nwhose members are chosen by their respective governments to
\nprovide advice on issues and policies that influence business.<\/p>\n
In a similar message Minister of Industry and Trade Rini
\nSoewandi also stressed the need for ASEAN members to improve
\ntrade between them.<\/p>\n
\"As such is a goal that would help many of our economies to
\nachieve a pattern of international trade, less dependent on our
\nexisting major partners,\" she said at a luncheon talks.<\/p>\n
\"The level of foreign direct investments coming to our
\neconomies can be raised further through improved synergy between
\nour economies and the correction of the negative international
\nperception of our region,\" added Rini.<\/p>\n
Comprising the region's ten countries and a combined
\npopulation of nearly 500 million, ASEAN is considered one of the
\nworld's economic powers.<\/p>",
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