Indonesia to ‘bring back’ Asean centrality

A bird’s eye view shows heavy traffic heading in and out of the city in the business district during rush hour in Jakarta. — Reuters

JAKARTA: Emboldened by its leadership of the Business 20 (B20) agenda under last year’s Indonesia-led Group of 20 (G20) forum, Indonesia’s private sector has set out to make South-East Asia the centre of gravity in a world struggling for economic and political direction.

Asean’s claim to leadership had always been belittled elsewhere, particularly in the last few years, Asean Business Advisory Council (BAC) chairperson Bernardino “Dino” Vega told executives in at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.