Later in the afternoon, As Chair of the Regional Integration Committee, I had the honour of making my contribution before the National Assembly during the consideration of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) reports. These reports highlight urgent challenges we must address as a region, including a USD 59 million deficit crippling key institutions such as the East African Court of Justice, the Legislative Assembly, and the Kiswahili Commission. This has been caused by delayed contributi

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka discusses infrastructure, a national freight plan and other challenges to global trade during the International Transportation Forum 2019 Summit on "Transport Connectivity for Regional Integration" in Leipzig, Germany. | Port of Los Angeles | Facebook

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade deal so far, will help boost economic integration in the Asia Pacific region, bring benefits to all its members and play an important role in reshaping globalization in a post-pandemic world, Malaysian Ambassador to China Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin has said in a recent interview. The ambassador also noted the role governments should play in better implementing the trade deal to deliver benefits to the private se