Asean Economic Community raring to go

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy dean, Kishore Mahbubani, describes 2015 as a critical year for the 10-member regional grouping

Published Fri, Feb 13, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Asean

Kuala Lumpur

ANTICIPATION and concern are both abound as Asean gears up for the launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) this year.

With one of the world's fastest emerging economies, the AEC - an integration of the 10-member Asean countries into a single market and production base - is set to open more doors for member states and unleash further economic potential for the region.

Malaysia, which holds the Asean chair this year, is committed to realising the vision of the Asean community, the nation's Prime Minister, Najib Razak, said at the inaugural Cap10 Asean CEO summit held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The summit gathered more than 1,0…