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Black, white and a few shades of grey

Posted by on Apr 29, 2013 in ASEAN | 0 comments

Black, white and a few shades of grey

Among the hordes of French and Spanish tourists in Hanoi in March, a steady stream of black as well as grey suits (even a white one!) were spotted filing into the Melia Hotel in the quaint capital. ASEAN ministers, European Commission representatives and their policymakers mingled with business leaders and senior executives from a variety of industries to discuss the biggest challenges in the region at the ASEAN-EU Business Summit.

The two-day meeting concluded with the private sector providing some key recommendations to ASEAN ministers as to how to improve the business environment and help contribute to an ASEAN economic community by 2015 and beyond.

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