Tengku Zafrul and Liverpool’s Hyypiä share light moment at ASEAN dinne
KUALA LUMPUR: The ASEAN Business Advisory Council dinner featured a unique meeting between Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and Liverpool FC legend Sami Hyypiä. A thirty-minute fun session mixed football trivia with inspiring talks on leadership, teamwork, and …
Asean must enforce trade rules, strengthen capital markets to remain competitive – Nazir Razak
KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN must push structural reforms to strengthen private capital markets and enforce rules against non-tariff barriers (NTBs) if it is to remain competitive, said ASEAN-Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) chairman Tan Sri Nazir Razak. He said existing mechanisms, such as the ASEAN Assist portal, …
Football meets trade talks as Liverpool icon Hyypiä, Tengku Zafrul connect at Asean council’s KL dinner
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC) dinner brought together Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and Liverpool FC legend Sami Hyypiä, marking a unique convergence of economics and sports diplomacy. A 30-minute fun session …
ASEAN Must Enforce Trade Rules, Strengthen Capital Markets To Remain Competitive – Nazir Razak
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) — ASEAN must push structural reforms to strengthen private capital markets and enforce rules against non-tariff barriers (NTBs) if it is to remain competitive, said ASEAN-Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) chairman Tan Sri Nazir Razak. He said existing mechanisms, such as …
ASEAN BAC Dinner
ASEAN-BAC Malaysia co-hosted the ASEAN Green Shift Forum and Networking Dinner with Standard Chartered, and supported by Yinson and Malaysia Carbon Market Association (MCMA), brought together Malaysia’s Minister of MITI YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, and Liverpool FC legend Sami …
StanChart GreenShift Forum
Jointly organised with Standard Chartered, The Green Shift Forum 2025 brought together business leaders, policymakers and sustainability experts to discuss actionable pathways for a greener ASEAN. The Forum highlighted ASEAN-BAC’s flagship initiatives, including the ASEAN Common Carbon Market, designed to build an interoperable regional carbon …
AEM – ASEAN BAC Consultation
The 23rd AEM–ASEAN-BAC Consultation took place on 23 September 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, chaired by the Minister of MITI YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, who is also the chair of the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting 2025 During the session, …
ASEAN Supply Chain Coordination Advisory Council Meeting
ASEAN-BAC is proud to co-chair the inaugural meeting of the ASEAN Supply Chain Council (ASCC). This meeting was led by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM) as the Chair of ASEAN Manufacturing Network, with the goal of strengthening regional collaboration and enhancing supply chain resilience. …
From ASEAN To Anfield: Tengku Zafrul, Sami Hyypiä Share Light Moment
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) — The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) dinner brought together Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and Liverpool FC legend Sami Hyypiä, marking a unique convergence of economics and sports diplomacy. A 30-minute fun session …
ASEAN must stop being just the factory—It’s time to build our own tech giants, says Liew
KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN must break free from its overreliance on foreign direct investment (FDI) and instead build its own technological ecosystem if the region wants to compete on a global scale, says the Malaysian Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong. Speaking …
