COVID-19 AND ASEAN: A CALL FOR ACTION ON DEALING WITH THE CRISIS AND POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY1. Business councils stand united with ASEANThe ASEAN Business Advisory Council and the Joint Business Councils, as the voices for ASEAN and international businesses across the ASEAN region, and their partner institutions stand united with the governments of the region in their fight to eradicate CO...

ASEAN-BAC urges ASEAN economic leaders to expedite six short-term priority measures for economic recoveryASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) presented its Outline for ASEAN Action (OAA) to ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEMs) who today met in a special session.In its presentation, ASEAN-BAC reiterated its call for the establishment of a Special Commission so that together ASEAN can be safer and...

ASEAN-BAC Response to ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on COVID 19 Pandemic(For Immediate Release)ASEAN Business Advisory Council urges ASEAN Leaders to take urgent measures to ensure uninterrupted supply chains for essential food, intensify ASEAN-wide trade facilitation and plan for the gradual reopening of the economy to restore market confidence(Jakarta, 16 April 2020) We commend our ASEAN Leaders, u...

PRESS RELEASEASEAN BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND JOINT BUSINESS COUNCILS CALL FOR ASEAN HIGH LEVEL SPECIAL COMMISSION TO BETTER CO-ORDINATE COVID-19 RESPONSE AND POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACROSS SOUTH EAST ASIA• Calls for the establishment of a High-Level Special Commission to ensure better collaboration and cohesiveness across the region both in dealing with the current pandemic, and also t...