Asia's prosperity over the next decade will depend not only on economic strength, trade and technological progress, but also on trust and the ability to cooperate across differences.
Lim Guan Chye, director of Commercial Banking Training at the Asian Banking School in Malaysia, described trust as an economic asset that builds confidence, reduces friction and enables long-term cooperation. He stressed that openness means not only opening markets, but also listening to different perspectives and learning from one another.
He made these remarks at a symposium co-organized by the International Business School of Beijing Foreign Studies University and China Daily Opinion Channel in Beijing on Oct 30.
