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Indonesia and Vietnam race ahead!

THE IDSI CORNER

INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo, who visited Manila recently, is the first foreign leader to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in 2024. President Marcos also prioritized visits to Asean neighbors, with the first foreign visits to Indonesia and Singapore when he took office, and these remain the most frequently visited nations, signaling the importance of inter-Asean relations.

Indeed, Asean is poised to be the fourth largest economy in 2030, with a young population and digitalizing economy.