ASEAN must focus on 'realistic' goals, business leader urges

Advisory council chairman, Nazir Razak, says bloc should drop grand ambitions

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Malaysia's Nazir Razak, the chairman of the ASEAN-Business Advisory Council, says the bloc should prioritize realistic deliverables over lofty declarations. (Photo by Norman Goh)

NORMAN GOH

KUALA LUMPUR -- ASEAN must abandon grand ambitions in favor of practical, business-driven reforms to stay competitive amid rising global uncertainty, according to Nazir Razak, the head of the bloc's business advisory council.

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