Asean will intensify efforts to deepen regional economic integration and revive intra-regional trade, which has remained stagnant at about 20 to 22 per cent amid an increasingly volatile and uncertain global trading landscape.br br In his opening remarks at the 57th Asean Economic Ministers' Meeting and 39th Asean Free Trade Area Council in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (Sept 23), Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said that with nearly 700 million people, Asean is one of the world's largest and most dynamic consumer bases and holds immense potential.