ASEAN countries have signed on to achieve the goal of an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015, which is just 3 years away. However, most businesses in this region of 600 million people and a combined GDP of USD1.8 trillion do not factor AEC2015 into their plans. That is the underlying challenge in CARI’s mission to provide “Pragmatic Advocacy”. Their website contains a wealth of information which is very useful for anyone or any business interested to leverage on AEC2015.
