ASEAN Investment Promotion Agencies Kick-Start Acitivities under Regional Investment Promotion Action Plan (RIPAP)

Vientiane and Kuala Lumpur, 8-10 October 2024 – Following the launch of the Regional Investment Promotion Action Plan (RIPAP) during ASEAN Investment Forum (AIF) in 7 October 2024, the Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) from 7...

ASEAN, UNCTAD, and Aus4ASEAN Jointly Organises Workshop on FDI for Policy Makers in Vientiane

Vientiane, 10 October 2024 – Members of ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Investment (CCI) attended “ASEAN FDI Policy Workshop Series 2024: Strengthening Regional Connectivity and the FDI Ecosystem through Industry Catalysts” in Vientiane, Lao PDR. This...

ASEAN commences the signing of the 5th Protocol to Amend ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA)

ASEAN commenced the signing process of the 5th Protocol to Amend ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) with signatures from some Member States. The Protocol enhances certainty and transparency to investors on the investment regime in...

ASEAN launches Regional Investment Promotion Action Plan 2025-2030

VIENTIANE, 7 October 2024 – The Regional FDI Investment Promotion Action Plan (RIPAP) 2025-2030 “Attracting FDI in the Green and Health Economy in ASEAN” was launched by Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr Kao Kim Hourn and...

ASEAN Launches the ASEAN Investment Report 2024

Vientiane, 9 October 2024 – Today, the “ASEAN Investment Report (AIR) 2024: ASEAN Economic Community 2025 and Foreign Direct Investment” was launched during the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2024.

The AIR is an annual ASEAN...

ASEAN Officials, Business Councils Gather to Discuss post-2025 Investment Policy Priorities

BANGKOK, 4 July 2024–The ASEAN Secretariat, United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Australia4ASEAN Futures Initiatives, and Board of Investment of Thailand organised a two-day consultative forum on “Post-ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2025: Investment Priorities and...

ASEAN Launches Special ASEAN Investment Report 2023

JAKARTA, 20 December 2023 – The ASEAN Investment Report (AIR) 2023 was launched today.  The report highlighted Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in ASEAN which reached an all-time high of $224 billion in 2022. This special...

ASEAN Launches Investment Report 2022

SIEM REAP, 14 September 2022

Today, the “ASEAN Investment Report (AIR) 2022: Pandemic Recovery and Investment Facilitation” was launched at the ASEAN Economic Ministers-25th ASEAN Investment Area Council meeting.

The report is an annual publication analysing investment...

ASEAN Holds Forum on Sustainable Investment

JAKARTA, 5 November 2021 – Today, the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Investment concluded a two-day Forum on Sustainable Investment in ASEAN, held virtually. Hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat, the forum served as a platform to exchange...

ASEAN launches Investment Report 2020-2021: Investing in Industry 4.0

Bandar Seri Begawan, 8 September 2021– Today, the “ASEAN Investment Report 2020-2021: Investing in Industry 4.0” was launched during the Virtual Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers – 24th ASEAN Investment Area Council (AEM –...