We use cookies on this website to give you a better user experience. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn more

ERIA and ICC Explore Collaboration to Reinforce Rules-Based Global Trade

Date:
31 July 2025
Category:
News
Topics:
Courtesy Visit

Share Article:

Print Article:

Jakarta, 31 July 2025: Mr John Denton, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the world’s largest and most representative business organisation, paid a courtesy visit to ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe at ERIA’s office in Jakarta.

Following their initial meeting in Tokyo in May 2025, this visit provided an opportunity to deepen discussions on the shifting global trade landscape. Both leaders exchanged views on the need to safeguard and revitalise the rules-based multilateral trading system amidst escalating trade tensions and growing policy fragmentation.

President Watanabe and Secretary-General Denton reaffirmed their shared commitment to fostering inclusive, open, and resilient trade as a driver of sustainable economic growth.

They also discussed potential avenues for collaboration, including joint research and the co-organisation of multistakeholder dialogues aimed at advancing evidence-based policy solutions and enhancing engagement between the policy and business communities.

The visit further underlined ERIA’s commitment to anchoring its research in business realities and ensuring that its policy recommendations remain responsive to the needs of the region’s economic stakeholders.

Image Gallery

Search ERIA.org

Latest Multimedia

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

ERIA Knowledge Lab Discusses Scaling Up Innovation and Digital Technology Ecosystem

Is ASEAN Ready for Electric Vehicles? | ASEAN Insights Podcast

Latest Publications

4 August 2025
Editor(s)/Author(s):
Join us for the One ASEAN Startup Award 2025: Bridge to[...]
The New Global Economic Order
New Economic Order, ASEAN, Economic Transformation
30 July 2025
Editor(s)/Author(s):
Lili Yan Ing, Dani Rodrik
The Open Access version of this book, available[...]