The close partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan over the past 50 years will accelerate the strengthening of economic integration, the establishment of a free trade area, and enhance competitiveness in the global market.<\/p>\n
Chair of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid, stated that the ASEAN-Japan partnership, which has been built for 50 years, will accelerate liberalization and facilitate trade in goods, services, and investment in the region.<\/p>\n
\"This year marks the celebration of half a century of ASEAN-Japan cooperation. Additionally, 2023 also marks Japan's chairmanship of the G7 and Indonesia's chairmanship of ASEAN-BAC. This provides an excellent opportunity for ASEAN-BAC to strengthen trade and investment relations with Japan,\" said Arsjad in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday (8\/6\/2023).<\/p>\n
Arsjad and the delegation are in Tokyo as part of the Indonesian leadership roadshow for ASEAN-BAC in 2023. Previously, Arsjad also conducted roadshows in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Laos, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
In addition to meeting with Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Nishimura Yasutoshi, the ASEAN-BAC delegation will also engage in dialogues with business association leaders, including the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), SME Support Japan (SMRJ), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), ASEAN Japan Center, MUFG Bank, Japan Chamber of Commerce (JCCI), Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), and PayPay.<\/p>\n
He expressed that as the ASEAN Chair in 2023, Indonesia and Japan will also celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. G7 and ASEAN, he continued, are influential global organizations in politics and the world economy.<\/p>\n
\"Japan is a country that actively invests in ASEAN. The interaction between Japan and ASEAN is highly intensive and has been ongoing since the formation of ASEAN. Japan remains a trusted dialogue partner of ASEAN,\" explained Arsjad. Japan, as an ASEAN strategic partner, will work together with ASEAN-BAC to create a stronger platform that supports Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to innovate collectively through technology and adapt to dynamic changes.<\/p>\n
\"Japan is a country that actively invests in ASEAN. The interaction between Japan and ASEAN is highly intensive and has been ongoing since the formation of ASEAN. Japan remains a trusted dialogue partner of ASEAN,\" explained Arsjad. Japan, as an ASEAN strategic partner, will work together with ASEAN-BAC to create a stronger platform that supports Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to innovate collectively through technology and adapt to dynamic changes.\n\n\"We are collaborating with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in developing and fostering MSMEs in the region,\" said Arsjad.<\/p>\n
Three Memorandum of Understanding<\/strong><\/p>\n During their time in Tokyo, Arsjad also signed three memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with the Chairman of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Norihiko Ishiguro.<\/p>\n The three MoUs that were signed include the organization of the ASEAN-Japan Young Business Leaders Summit and the ASEAN-Japan Generation Z Business Leaders Summit, as well as the ASEAN-Japan Co-Creation Fast Track Initiative to accelerate global open innovation for Japanese startup companies.<\/p>\n \"We also agreed to promote the cooperation between the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) and the ASEAN Net Zero Hub. Southeast Asia is one of the regions most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The climate impacts in this region are severe and have the potential to affect vulnerable communities, pushing millions of people into extreme poverty,\" said Arsjad.<\/p>\n The same sentiment was also expressed by Radju Munusamy, ASEAN-BAC Policy Manager of Sustainable Development, who stated that AZEC and the ASEAN Net Zero Hub are closely related to the coordination of efforts among Southeast Asian countries to achieve the net zero emission (NZE) or zero net emissions target by 2060.<\/p>\n \"We aim to strengthen the resilience of the ASEAN value chain against the impacts of climate change, thereby enabling the achievement of net zero emissions and sustainable development goals,\" said Radju.<\/p>\n Through ASEAN-BAC, various leading companies in Indonesia such as PT Astra International Tbk, Sinar Mas Group, PT Indika Energy Tbk, Bakrie Group, and Mayora Group continue to be encouraged to support zero emissions efforts and sustainable development.<\/p>\n For example, Astra continues to strengthen its focus on climate change mitigation and support the Indonesian Government's efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2060 or earlier, as outlined in the Astra 2030 Sustainability Aspirations launched in early 2022, where the Astra Group is committed to reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kemitraan erat yang terjalin antara perhimpunan negara-negara Asia Tenggara (ASEAN) dan Jepang selama 50 tahun akan mengakselerasi penguatan integrasi perekonomian dan membentuk kawasan perdagangan bebas serta meningkatkan daya saing di pasar global. Ketua ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid menyatakan kemitraan ASEAN-Jepang yang sudah terbangun selama 50 tahun akan mempercepat liberalisasi dalam memfasilitasi perdagangan […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":7734,"template":"","-kabar":[142,145,146,172,173,175],"class_list":["post-7733","kabar","type-kabar","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","-kabar-utama","-kabar-ketua-umum","-kabar-kadin-indonesia","-kabar-pusat","-kabar-ketum","-kabar-regional"],"yoast_head":"\n