ABOUT

ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) 2021

Established by the ASEAN Heads of State and Government (HOSGs) at the 7th ASEAN Summit in November 2001 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) was established by the ASEAN Heads of State and Government (HOSGs) at the 7th ASEAN Summit in November 2001 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. Launched in April 2003, ASEAN-BAC was set up with the mandate to provide private sector feedback and guidance to boost ASEAN’s efforts towards economic integration.

Aside from providing private sector feedback on the implementation of ASEAN economic cooperation, the Council also identifies priority areas for consideration of the ASEAN Leaders. Accordingly, ASEAN-BAC’s activities are primarily focused on reviewing and identifying issues to facilitate and promote economic cooperation and integration and undertaking programs and projects in support of the AEC Strategic Blueprint 2025.

Our Vision

Being the APEX private sector body of ASEAN

Our Mission

Take the lead
in coordinating inputs from established business councils and entities in their interactions with various ASEAN sectoral groups
Harness
the collective resources of the private sector

Implement
a more inclusive and consultative process involving the private sector
Assist relevant ASEAN bodies
to institutionalise within each body a consultative process with lead private sector entities
Assist
private sector groups to initiate

ASEAN BAC members are appointed by their respective Governments comprising high-level CEOs of companies from each member country and represented by 3 members per member country, with one representing the interest of small and medium-sized enterprises. Government focal points, at the Ministerial level, have been assigned to assist ASEAN BAC to fulfill its mandate.

In carrying out its objectives, ASEAN BAC holds regular meetings across ASEAN countries and engages in various ASEAN level forums to meet with government and private sector representatives so that all stakeholders concerned have the full understanding, acceptance, and ownership of the ASEAN integration process.

Theme

Recover. Stronger. Together. Sama sama

Council Member's Profile

Haslina Haji Mohd Taib

Chair of ASEAN BAC Brunei
CEO of Dynamik Technologies 

Hj Musa Hj Adnin

Brunei Council Member
Managing Director of Adinin Group of Companies

Muhamad Sabirin Othman

Brunei Council Member
General Manager of PDS Abattoir

ASEAN has always emphasized on being One Community for the last 50 years

We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper Sama-Sama.

Sama-Sama we thread together towards One Vision, One Identity, One Community.

We are indeed the ASEAN Legacy