Malaysia can promote trade competitiveness as Asean chair


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should take advantage of its position as the Asean chair in 2015 to promote trade competitiveness among other Asean countries, says World Bank country director for South-East Asia Ulrich Zachau.

In an interview with StarBizWeek, he said that with the chairmanship of Asean, Malaysia could seek commitments from other member countries to undertake the same policy measures.

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