By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ ECONOMY, TALKING POINT The great reconfiguration Is the global supply chain set to be reshaped after Shanghai’s lockdown? Apple is said to be looking to India and Vietnam to boost supply chain resilience and diversify from China Is Shanghai’s two months of Covid lockdown finally coming to an end? Not quite yet, it seems, with most of the city’s 25 million residents still waiting for the green light to leave…
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Issue: 020: May 2022 APEC TRADE WALK-OUTS: Five economies – Australia, Canada, Japan, NZ and the US – briefly walked out of the APEC Trade Ministers meeting in Bangkok while a Russian delegate spoke. Russia later retaliated when the US spoke. The meeting could not agree on a communique, but a chairman’s statement was later issued. RUSSIA UNDER FIRE IN BANGKOK: A statement by seven economies at the APEC Trade Ministers meeting condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While acknowledging unwavering…
Episode Brief Description: Anthony Chan CEO of Isola Capital a Private Investment, an Asset Management and Family Office Platform founded by a group of shareholder families from Asia and Europe shares his huge depth of knowledge and expertise on a broad range of investment related topics. If you enjoy the latest finance matters and receiving investment tips then this is an in-depth and honest look at how multi-family offices operate and which sectors, products they are currently focusing their attention…
: The Value Prop Episode 14: Co-Founders of NEXPLAY™ share their future vision of Esports in SE Asia
Episode Brief Description: Miguel Aboitiz is back as our co-host for this episode of the ‘Value Prop’ with Co-Founders Gabriel Benito and Miguel Bernas of NEXPLAY™ a regional esports ecosystem and technology start-up. We hear from both founder about Nexplay’s product offering and strategy in this episode, their latest developments in creating a unique esports ecosystem for players, coaches, sponsors and gaming fans in the Asian region. They share how they manage players profiles, influence and engage with the fanbases…
Dear Pacific Basin Economic Council Members, We have recieved this invitation courtesy of our strategic partner IIPCC and their Malaysia 🇲🇾 chapter. @Adelena L. Chong @Steven Wong @Dr. Tan Sri Wee Chai Lim @David Chui @Kamil Othman pls note. ‘It is our pleasure to introduce the inaugural IIPCC Malaysia IP Commercialisation Programme 2022 (MyIPComm22), the flagship international intellectual property (IP) commercialisation awareness-building and education program organised by the International Intellectual Property Commercialization Council (IIPCC) Malaysia, with 150 expected guests, 40…
On behalf of the OECD Secretariat through Jane Brockman OECD-WTO Business Consultation on Cross-Border Data Flows and Trade Data, and its flow across borders, support global economic and social interactions. However, regulation conditioning its movement across borders or mandating local storage has been on the rise. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have joined forces to study some of the economic implications of this evolving landscape. Attached for your reference is the OECD…
‘We’re writing the new rules,’ Biden says, but Taiwan not included U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework launch event at the Izumi Garden Gallery in Tokyo on May 23. © AP KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writerMay 23, 2022 16:17 JSTUpdated on May 23, 2022 18:04 JST TOKYO — The U.S. government has announced that its new economic grouping for the Indo-Pacific will begin with 13 inaugural…
28-29th June 2022: – Hilton Hotel. The World Digital Economy & Technology Summit is a high-level event bringing together key stakeholders in the Digital Economy to discuss key trends, strategic challenges, major issues and risks impacting on our digital future. It is a meeting of minds from technologists, digital entrepreneurs, corporate executives, policy advocates, digital natives, health specialists, educationists, and civil society to take stock of the future digital economy and to be future ready. To Register: Click HERE Event Brochure and speaker…
June 1, 12:00pm Pacific Time, USA June 2, 03:00am SGT/HKT. Register for the webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lg_NzlOpSYOh99rxoAaaaw If you have any questions, please email Loraine Ashcraft (lashcraft@ncapec.org) With severe socio-economic impacts on countries relying heavily on international tourism, the toll of the Pandemic in the Asia-Pacific has been significant. Today’s priority must be to relaunch the industry as soon as possible, with a focus on sustainable economic growth, as the latest version of the APEC tourism strategic plan shows. However, the…
Federico G. Lepe is an effective, accurate and assertive Government Affairs person and has achieved important national and international negotiations between Enterprises, Government and Academic Institutions. Federico G. Lepe represents the Council of Industrial Chambers of Jalisco and is President of the International Logistics Commission in Mexico. About: Grupo Comercial Control, S.A. de C.V. is located in Monterrey, NUEVO LEON, Mexico and is part of the Department Stores Industry. Grupo Comercial Control, S.A. de C.V. has 8,000 total employees across…