A few years ago, Indonesia’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2014, Marty Natalegawa, wrote a book titled “Does ASEAN Matter?”. In this book, he reflected on the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in...
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This June marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of AVCO CORPORATE, a subsidiary of AVCO LEGAL, in Malaysia: first as a Representative Office, to explore the market, develop contacts, and draft a strategy; and then, after achieving this goal, as a...
Read moreANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTFUL REGULATORY CHANGES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
When observing the regulatory changes in Southeast Asia against the spread of the pandemic, it seems inevitable to interpret this reaction as a further manifestation of the progressive awareness of their importance on the global stage. A specific example of...
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Southeast Asian countries have been politically grouped since 1967 in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and commercially since late 2015 in the ASEAN Economic Community. Together, they make up a market of 667 million consumers which, despite...
Read moreRECENT REGULATIONS ON MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN MALAYSIA
Establishing a business in a foreign market is typically done through opening a representative office, a branch, or a subsidiary, depending on the strategic policy, financial resources, or business plan of each investor. Besides these options, there are...
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