During the ASEAN Leaders' Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Business Advisory Council, President Joko Widodo urged every member country to strengthen collaboration to ensure ASEAN remains the Epicenter of Growth. The focus areas of ASEAN-BAC's theme this year are in line with Indonesia's economic priorities in ASEAN, such as digital transformation, sustainable development, health resilience, food security, and trade and investment facilitation.
The ASEAN leaders expressed their support for various strategies raised by ASEAN-BAC and encouraged the strengthening of collaboration between the government, private sector, and society to achieve the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Post-2025 Vision.
