DAVOS: Asean will officially call itself a single market by year’s end, but “big things” like seamless travel within the 10-nation bloc would only come in 2020, Malaysia’s trade minister told AFP in an interview.
“We’re going to declare ourselves as an Asean Economic Community,” said Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. Malaysia holds the rotating presidency of the South-east Asian bloc this year.
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