Stable financial systems, modern infrastructure and peace and order are crucial if Asia is to achieve first world status, a former Cabinet official said.

“For Asia … including Asean to achieve what have been achieved by the western economies … these have to be in place,” Former Finance Secretary Roberto Ocampo said during the China-Philippines Dialogue 2017 on Thursday.

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