Asean economic growth seen at 4.5% in 2023, says its finance chair

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati delivers her speech during the opening session of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Reuters): Economic growth in the Asean region is estimated at 4.5% this year but the inflation rates of some member countries remain high, Indonesia's finance minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said on Friday.

Financial sector ministers of 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) met in Jakarta this week.