PBEC Chairman & Regional Senior Partner of KPMG in Hong Kong and the vice-chairman of KPMG China, spoke at “Project Investment Session: New Market” at the 8th Belt and Road Summit 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Sept 14, 2023 and was also the Co-ordinator at the 6th Annual Roundtable of the Belt and Road Global Forum that over 180 business leaders, NGO’s and Government officials attended both in person and online held later…
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PBEC’s CEO Michael Walsh moderated and spoke on a Chinese economy focused panel, in relation to China’s luxury goods sector, at the recent Corporate Jet Investor Conference, held in the Shangri-La Hotel on 19-20th September 2023. His fellow panellists included leaders from MNC & manufacturer Textron Aviation USA in China, to a leading private aircraft operator and management firm in China called Deerjet. There were also founders and entrepreneurs from China in aircraft sales, charter and finance segments, providing insights…
VinaCapital Group CEO & Founding Partner Don Lam opened their annual Investment Summit 2023 in HCMC on Oct 3rd 2023 which PBEC supported, with several members in attendance and speaking. Green energy, semiconductors, healthcare and high-tech are among the sectors in which Việt Nam attracts the most interest from foreign investors, according to VinaCapital Group. He noted that the recent elevation of US-Việt Nam relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has brought many US semiconductor companies to Việt Nam to…
PBEC CEO Michael Walsh attended and spoke at the recent WETS summit in Penang, Malaysia which PBEC was an official co-organiser. Over 250 delegates came to the Shangri-La Resort Hotel to witness a whole days content and networking on the digital economy. Senior Govt officials from Malaysia including the Governor of Penang and the High Commissioner of India B.N. Reddy & First Secretary C. Sushma High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur were in attendance and spoke on the importance of…
AUSTRALIAN FARMERS CALL FOR REVERSAL OF BAN: Australian farming groups have written to Prime Minister Albanese urging the Government to reverse its ending of live sheep exports by sea. They warned of irreversible harm to the farm sector and to Australia’s trade and diplomatic relations in the Middle East. JAPAN & EU LIST MORE PROTECTED PRODUCT NAMES: Japan and the European Union have agreed under their Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement to protect a further 42 Geographical Indication names. The latest…
Dear PBEC members, The ESBN Secretariat is pleased to inform you that the Asia-Pacific Business Forum (APBF) 2023 will be held on 22 and 23 November 2023 in Hong Kong, China, under the theme “An Asia Pacific Green Deal for Business: Driving the Green transformation”, with the 11th Meeting of the ESCAP Sustainable Business Network taking place on 21 November prior to the APBF. We would therefore like to ask PBEC Members to please pencil in your calendar for the…
ADI is building a SME lending platform that it hopes will attract external players and compete abroad Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI), a unit of Filipino conglomerate Aboitiz Group, has developed a fintech lending platform that enables its in-house banks to serve SMEs. It plans to invite third-party banks to use the platform in a bid to create an independent business able to serve the entire region. Guy Sheppard, chief operating officer for financial services at ADI in Singapore, says a…
PBEC BoD Thomas Wong Co-Founder CW CPA shared their most recent news and we got to speak to Thomas about this exciting news, “My football story began almost 50 years ago in high school. I was in a football team called Gazelle (attached pic, I’m in the back row on the far right). In those days, I was fond of the Brazil football team and their left wing called Rivalino …today my football story continues again with Brazil … I…
Powerwell International Sdn Bhd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Powerwell Holdings Bhd KLSE: PWRWELL Datuk Adam Yee is currently their Managing Director & CEO of Powerwell International Sdn Bhd. Adam is also a member of the Board for the Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce (MGCC) and a subcommittee member for Construction and Development for Malaysia China Business Councils (MCBC). With Adam leading the helm, his appointment in Powerwell in 2022 has accelerated the company’s successes even further. After his…