[Regional Forum] Central Asia-ASEAN: Opportunities in Trade, Investment and Education

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) Central Asia and Caucasus Alumni Chapter and the Middle East Institute (NUS) hosted an online forum to discuss opportunities and challenges for cooperation between Central Asian and ASEAN countries in economic, financial and educational ecosystems. Due to the global pandemic crisis, countries in Central and Southeast Asia are in search for diversification of economic partnerships. Understanding the opportunities in these regions could support cooperation in foreign direct investments, free trade agreements and higher and executive education initiatives. Yerlan Kubashev, Counsellor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Singapore, was the Keynote Speaker, and the event was moderated by Inkar Aitkuzhina, LKYSPP Alumna, Analyst at McKinsey & Company.