Michelle Natalia
"ASEAN chairmanship by Indonesia has the theme "ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth". We believe ASEAN must aim to become a region with rapid, inclusive and sustainable economic growth," she stated.
The ASEAN region continues to record strong economic growth, especially in the 2010-2019 period. ASEAN is one of the main contributors of the world's real GDP.
"However, in 2020, the regional GDP contracted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, in 2021, we saw our growth did not exceed pre-pandemic levels," Sri concluded. (WHY)
