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The latest ASEAN for Business Bulletin - Second Edition 2026 highlights important developments shaping the future of tourism across Southeast Asia. This edition focuses on key outcomes from the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026, where tourism ministers, senior officials, private-sector leaders, and international partners gathered to discuss the next phase of ASEAN’s tourism growth.

ASEAN has released its latest double issue, ASEAN Tourism: A Destination for Every Dream, marking a defining moment in the region’s socio-cultural and tourism landscape as Malaysia concludes its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025. The publication highlights ASEAN’s mission to build a sustainable, inclusive, and culturally rich tourism ecosystem, one that reflects the region’s diversity, strengthens economic recovery, and supports long-term integration under ASEAN 2045: Our Shared Fut

The Canada-ASEAN Business Outlook Survey 2025 shows that while business sentiment remains positive, it has moderated. 69.2% of respondents remain optimistic about profitability in ASEAN, an 11.4 percentage point decline from 2024, with companies still generally planning to expand, but at a more measured pace.

The Government of Canada has launched a public consultation inviting Canadians to share their views on a potential Canada–Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Open from December 13, 2025 to January 27, 2026, the consultation seeks input from the public, businesses, governments, civil society, and under-represented groups to help inform Canada’s trade policy priorities and potential negotiation objectives with Thailand.

In the face of heightened global economic uncertainty and shifting geoeconomic alignments, the latest edition of the ASEAN Economic Integration Brief (AEIB), released in July 2025, serves as a vital resource.