Jakarta (VNA), March 24 -- Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has commended Indonesia, Chair of the bloc in 2023, for raising priority economic deliverables (PEDs) that are forward-looking and expected to encourage stronger regional economic cooperation.

If the PEDs are fully implemented, they can significantly help bolster ASEAN economic integration and post-pandemic recovery in the region, Hourn told a press conference of the recent 29th ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Retreat in Magelang, Central Java province.

The PEDs, agreed at the AEM Retreat, were categorised into three strategic thrusts, namely Recovery and Rebuilding: Rebuilding Regional Growth through Connected Markets and ...