Asean Opts for New Road Map as Economic Union Targets Missed
- Officials haven't commented on progress on economic community
- Report says priority to complete unfinished measures by 2016
ASEAN Economies at Mercy of External Forces, HSBC Says
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Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations unveiled with fanfare another road map to a common community for the next decade even as the bloc missed targets for economic integration this year.
The 10 leaders signed a document declaring the establishment of an Asean Community from Dec. 31, and another titled “Asean 2025: Forging Together Ahead” that laid out the vision for the next 10 years. It aims to create a community that is “politically cohesive, economically integrated, and socially responsible.”