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The Director General of the National Security Council of Malaysia stated: "The BRICS countries have huge potential in the digital economy to strengthen trade." Malaysia has been a BRICS partner since 2025, strategically located in the center of ASEAN and one of the world's largest manufacturers of electronics and semiconductor components. For Russian business, the Malaysian direction opens a new settlement and logistics channel to Southeast Asia.

On June 3, the XXIX St. Petersburg International Economic Forum opened in St. Petersburg. Topic: "Pragmatic dialogue is the way to a stable future." The program includes BRICS, SCO forums, business dialogues with China, India, the United Arab Emirates, and the EAEU–ASEAN. The guest country is Saudi Arabia. The expected volume of transactions is 6.5 trillion rubles. The tax cooperation of the BRICS countries is allocated in a separate block of the program.

The Krasnoyarsk Territory is preparing a pilot of the PROBRIX international B2B platform, focused on direct transactions between companies from the BRICS and ASEAN countries. For participants in foreign economic activity, the value of such solutions is expressed in reducing the "time to contract" and reducing operational risks at the stage of choosing a partner and paperwork.

Russia plans to expand cooperation with Indonesia in the creative industries and is preparing a relevant memorandum. For foreign economic activity, this means new opportunities for exporting content and licenses, as well as increased demand for project logistics for festivals, screenings and brand promotion in the ASEAN market.

Expert Lubarto Sartoyo called the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia the key event of the year. The meeting of the leaders of the region is devoted to issues of sustainable growth, digital integration and the expansion of the association — East Timor has joined ASEAN.

ASEAN and China have approved the updated ACFTA 3.0 free trade agreement, adding new areas of cooperation to it — the digital economy, ecology and support for small businesses.