Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz
KUALA LUMPUR: The forward-looking ASEAN Digital Economy Framework (DEFA), currently under negotiation, is likely to be completed during the ASEAN Summit next year, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
He said that intra-trade within ASEAN currently stands at 20 per cent, and DEFA is expected to boost intra-trade between member states, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
