KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz today declared that Asean is ready to a leading role on the global stage, as he called on investors to look at the region as a reliable partner.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Business Summit here, Zafrul said South-east Asia has become a “repository of global hopes” in world that is becoming more polarised. The senator urged business leaders, thinkers, and innovators to see Asean as “a collective of possibilities”, declaring that if Asean prospers, the world follows.
“As we draw this gathering to a close, one message rings clear: Asean is not waiting for the world to change—we are shaping it,” he said.
“These sessions have reminded us, vividly and powerfully, that Asean—with 680 million people, dynamic economies, and boundless digital energy—is no longer just a growth story. We are the story.”
The region continues to defy global headwinds and chart its own course of resilience, renewal, and relevance, the minister added.
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