JAKARTA, March 3 -- The 27th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat took place on 2-3 March via videoconference. The retreat ushered the first high-level engagement among ASEAN Economic Ministers under Brunei Darussalam's chairmanship.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministers and relevant representatives discussed post-pandemic recovery efforts across the region, progress made in ASEAN's economic community-building efforts and ASEAN's external economic relations.
The ministers highlighted the need for greater regional cooperation and collective action to begin the process of gradual economic recovery in ASEAN. Discussions on this included strengthening the resilience of regional value chains and supply chain linkage...