SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Bernama): The upcoming 46th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur is expected to serve as a strategic platform for the region to navigate evolving global trade dynamics, with academics offering differing views on the potential impact of renewed United States (US) tariff actions and Asean’s growing engagement with emerging economic blocs.
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)’s Faculty of Economics and Muamalat Professor Dr Nuradli Ridzwan Shah Mohd Dali said the summit could be a vital platform for Asean to coordinate its response to uncertainties arising from US trade policies, while strengthening ties with emerging economic blocs like BRICS, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and China.
