Aonic at Mid Tier and SME Roundtable with MITI, MoF and SC during ASEAN Investment Conference 2025

10 April 2025 — Aonic was proud to be represented at the ASEAN Investment Conference 2025, where our team had the opportunity to engage directly with Malaysia’s Minister of Trade, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz, alongside other industry leaders and key representatives from the Ministry of Finance and the Securities Commission Malaysia.

Some key topics discussed during the meeting:

1. The impact of the recently announced tariffs on regional and global trade (no surprises here).

2. The potential accreditation of an “ASEAN Company Certification” to recognize companies operating across multiple ASEAN countries—and the possible advantages it could offer.

3. The current bias of government loans, subsidies, and grants toward hardware-based automation, while the growing need for software investment—particularly for infrastructure and AI development—is being overlooked.

4. The impact of the Strategic Co-Investment Fund (NIMP CoSIF) under the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030).

5. The facilitation and streamlining of trade approvals to boost the regional and global competitiveness of Malaysia-based companies.

It’ll be interesting to see how many of these discussions materialize in the coming years—and whether they bring real value and impact to businesses across the region!

— Aonic