MANILA, 12 May 2017 - ASEAN, through its regional programme for disaster risk financing and insurance (ASEAN DRFI Programme), conducted a 2-day high level course on disaster risk financing and insurance (DRFI) in Manila on 11 - 12 May. The course aimed to enhance awareness of key officials and policy and decision makers from ASEAN [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2017 – More than 60 participants, including stakeholders interested in equity crowd funding (ECF), benefitted from a two-day roundtable meeting in Kuala Lumpur that focused on how to promote and facilitate ECF in ASEAN. ECF is a business model which allows a large number of individuals to invest in early-stage or [...]
JAKARTA, 10 May 2017 - The ASEAN Secretariat hosted the first day of a week-long World Bank South-South Exchange Visit yesterday. It was a meeting-dialogue between the ASEAN Secretariat and delegations from each of the four sub-regional institutions in Africa, namely Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa, East African Community, Inter-Governmental Authority for Development, [...]
OTTAWA, 10 May 2017 – The strong partnership between ASEAN and Canada will be further strengthened through closer cooperation and collaboration in the years ahead. This commitment was reaffirmed at the 14th ASEAN-Canada Dialogue held in Ottawa on 8 May. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of ASEAN-Canada relations, which coincides with the 50th Anniversary [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 May 2017 – ASEAN and UNESCO underscored the role of documentary heritage in binding ASEAN people together and recognised the importance of preserving and promoting access to this valuable part of ASEAN’s collective heritage. “Documentary heritage can shed light into the rich and diverse cultures of the peoples of ASEAN. They help [...]
JAKARTA, 7 May 2017 - Today, the European Union (EU) and the ASEAN Secretariat organised the first ever EU-ASEAN Run, bringing together over 1,700 European and ASEAN citizens on Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Sisingamangaraja. This year's special edition of the annual EU Run is held together with ASEAN to commemorate a 'triple anniversary' 40 years [...]
