Malaysia, Singapore to develop cooperation framework on digital & green economy
Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to begin discussions on frameworks of cooperation related to the digital and green economy with a view to concluding them this year.
马来西亚和新加坡已同意开始讨论与数字和绿色经济相关的合作框架，以期在今年结束。
Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong met in Kuala Lumpur on 30th June and agreed that the recently launched Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) has strategic and economic significance towards strengthening the region’s trade ecosystem and to provide the impetus to optimise the multi-fold benefits.
国际贸易和工业部高级部长拿督斯里Mohamed Azmin Ali和新加坡贸易和工业部部长Gan Kim Yong于6月30日在吉隆坡会面，一致认为最近推出的印太经济框架（IPEF）具有战略性和经济性。对加强区域贸易生态系统、为优化多方利益提供动力具有重要意义。
Azmin Ali said in a joint press release that the digital and green aspects are rapidly becoming the fundamental form of the economy.
Azmin Ali 在联合新闻稿中表示，数字和绿色方面正在迅速成为经济的基本形式。
Therefore, embarking on a conscientious collaboration in these two areas will bring about a wider range of benefits to businesses in both countries, namely, in entrepreneurship, industrialisation, investment and trade aspects, the statement said.
因此，在这两个领域开展认真的合作将为两国企业带来更广泛的利益，即在创业、工业化、投资和贸易方面，声明说。
The frameworks of cooperation are also for both countries to bring about implementable and targeted programmes to contribute towards sustainable global economic linkages, including those being fostered through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the statement said.
声明说，合作框架还旨在让两国制定可实施和有针对性的计划，以促进可持续的全球经济联系，包括通过东南亚国家联盟（东盟）促进的合作。
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital connectivity between countries besides accelerating the digital transformation of traditional business models. Therefore, to prepare for the next phase of growth in the digital economy, it is important for Singapore and Malaysia to foster greater interoperability and collaboration, the statement said.
除了加速传统商业模式的数字化转型之外，Covid-19 大流行还凸显了国家之间数字连接的重要性。因此，为了为数字经济下一阶段的增长做准备，新加坡和马来西亚必须促进更大的互操作性和协作，声明说。
Meanwhile, Gan said the digital and green economy are key drivers of economic growth and discussions on cooperation frameworks would bring about tangible benefits to both economies.
同时，Gan表示，数字经济和绿色经济是经济增长的关键驱动力，关于合作框架的讨论将为两国经济带来实实在在的利益。