Issue: 028: December 2022 PBEC Trade Report December 2022 – Part II INDO-PACIFIC & OTTAWA GROUP COMPLETE MEETINGS: Negotiators from the 14 Indo-Pacific Economic Framework economies have completed their first negotiating round in Australia. The talks were attended by 450 officials. Meanwhile the Ottawa Group has met virtually to plan its 2023 agenda for WTO reform. ASEAN & EU KEEP FTA ON HORIZON: ASEAN and the EU have kept the prospect of an FTA between them as a long-term objective….
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This PBEC Podcast episode of ‘The Value Prop – APAC Investing’ focuses on a recording from one of our 1:1 Dialogue fireside chat sessions at our recent PBEC Annual Dialogues Summit on the latest from Vietnam’s economic outlook, discussing some of its recent documented successes, latest opportunities and new challenges/risks to factor in. Overall, it’s a pretty bully outlook from two of its leading commentators in Warrick Klein Chairman of KPMG Vietnam and Michael Kokalari Chief Economist from Vina Capital in Ho…
This PBEC Podcast episode of ‘The Value Prop – APAC Investing’ focuses on the important role and actions of IFC’s globally and in the region. We are joined by WAIFC – World Alliance of International Finance Center’s Managing Director Jochen Biedermann who shares his perspectives and latest updates from both large and small, even digitally remote IFC’s that have launched in recent years. We also talk about central banks newfound role and opportunity to take back some control with the roll out of digital sovereign…
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Let’s find out with viewpoints from leading experts based in Hawaii USA, Timor Leste, and French Polynesia Moderator & Speaker: Michael Walsh PBEC CEO (Hong Kong SAR) Speakers: Celeste Connors CEO Hawaii SDG Local2030 Hub & Senior Adjunct Fellow at East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) Danny Burrows – Co-Founder & Principal Trade-Worthy (Australia) Vincent Dropsy Managing Director at French Polynesia University & Chair of French Polynesia FPTPECC French Pacific Territories Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (French Polynesia) The latest economic & trade…
Latin America: Reconnecting and Re-engaging beyond the Covid Economic Crisis Moderator: PBEC CEO Michael Walsh (Hong Kong SAR) Speakers: Thomas Wong Partner CW CPA Chief Representative Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong. A leading expert on Latin American e-commerce cross-border trade. (Hong Kong SAR) Annabella Matute-Castro Commercial & Construction Lawyer & Political Analyst (Lima, Peru) Manuel Quinimil Trade Lawyer American Chamber of Commerce (Peru) Federico G. Lepe International Logistics Commission at GWTC -Guadalajara World Trade Center (Guadalajara, Mexico) In the…
By Indonomics Consulting Private Limited – Ritesh Kumar Singh ICPL specialises in research and advisory with respect to opportunities and risks of doing business in India. It focuses on regulations. Market size 5th largest economy: US$ 3.469 trillion (estimated GDP 2022) US$ 11.665 trillion at PPP basis China (US$ 18.32 trillion; US$ 30.07 trillion at PPP basis) Low per capita yes, but it still has over 50 million affluent households with annual income of US$20000/annum – a major draw for…
This week’s UNRAVEL four articles are relevant and connected to some of the topics discussed at our Annual PBEC Dialogues Summit 2022, such as supply chain pressures & weak demand as we head into the Christmas, NY & CNY holiday periods over the next quarter DEC-FEB period. COVID-19 hasn’t gone away but tolerance levels on how its managed are at an all-time low in countries that are treating as a pandemic still. The importance of maintaining data flowing freely across…
CABC- Canada-ASEAN Business Council is hosting its flagship Canada-ASEAN Business & Investment Forum on February 24 & 25th 2023, at the JW Marriott in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Forum is by-invitation only and aims to convene 200-300 Canadian and Southeast Asian business & government leaders. PBEC is an official Supporting Organization to help promote this event and to invite PBEC members to attend. Event details, agenda and registration click here: https://www.canada-asean-forum.com/ Please Note: PBEC is an official partner of this Forum….
: A JOINT PBEC CHRISTMAS PARTY 2022 – SOCIAL NETWORKING EVENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH (FEW) IN HONG KONG
PBEC is supporting a joint Christmas party together with the Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW) and several of their business partners – Gafencu Magazine, L’VOYAGE, QonBay, Brainwin Funds, TIC Capital and SPARQ Capital on Tuesday 13th December 2022 7.30-1030pm in Hong Kong. We expect in total 100-150 guests. Each ticket is HK$800 (charged at cost) an evening of free-flow food and drink, Claude Monet immersive art show, musical performance and business networking. FEW will take care of the full event planning…