Maiden Global Business Forum ASEAN beginning Dec 8 eyes Southeast Asian economic potential

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 -- The huge economic potential of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the wealth of opportunities that the region offers businesses and investors in the UAE will be in the spotlight at the first ever Global Business Forum (GBF) ASEAN from Dec 8-9 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 Dubai.

Organised by Dubai Chamber in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai under the theme ‘The New Frontiers’, GBF ASEAN 2021 is the first event in the GBF series to focus on the ASEAN region.

Based on a statement, the high-level forum brings together government and business leaders from ASEAN markets and the UAE to explore new avenues of economic cooperation and emerging investment opportunities.

The forum will examine the changing dynamics of ASEAN region in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as new opportunities being created by digital transformation and trade partnerships.

Other topics on the agenda include plans among ASEAN members and their counterparts to create the world’s largest free trade area, based on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement that will add an estimated US$186 billion to global GDP by 2030. (US$1 = RM4.180)

Public and private sector stakeholders attending the forum will also discuss new ways that ASEAN countries can develop a low-carbon economy to build a more resilient and sustainable future, with Southeast Asia one of the world’s regions most at risk from climate change.

GBF ASEAN forms part of Dubai Chamber’s Global Business Forum series that was launched in 2012 as a platform to drive trade and explore opportunities between the UAE and some of the world’s fastest growing markets.

Established in 1965, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non-profit public entity, whose mission is to represent, support and protect the interests of the business community in Dubai by creating a favourable business environment, supporting the development of business, and by promoting Dubai as an international business hub.

For more information, visit www.dubaichamber.com.

-- BERNAMA