CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI), in collaboration with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and ASEAN Business Club, held a roundtable discussion themed “Tackling Non-Tariff Barriers in the New Trade Order” on 2 April 2019. The panel of speakers included Juan Sebastian Cortes-Sanchez, Trade Policy Analyst of Asian Trade Centre; Dr Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit, Deputy Head and Assistant Professor, Centre for Multilateralism Studies, RSIS of Nanyang Technological University; Chris Humphrey Executive Director of EU-ASEAN Business Council; Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, Chairman of CIMB ASEAN Research Institute; Tan Sri Datuk Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Executive Director of APEC Secretariat; and Alpana Roy, Director, ASEAN (Trade Division), Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore.

More information on the discussion is here: https://www.cariasean.org/news/press-release-asean-lacks-effective-measures-and-decisive-political-determination-to-address-non-tariff-barriers-ntbs-thus-hurting-the-growth-of-micro-small-and-medium-enterprises-msmes/#.XLA5sJgzbIU