When: 5th – 7th July 2022 Where: Virtually online – free for PBEC community to register here The Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR) is the signature international conference of the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia which PBEC is honoured to support as an official partner. Hosted by ISIS Malaysia, on behalf of the Asean-ISIS Network, a network of leading Southeast Asian policy institutes and think-tanks, it regularly attracts more than 300 thinkers of various backgrounds who engage in lively,…
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Transitioning to clean energy is imperative for ensuring the region’s energy security Unravel editorial team The ongoing energy crisis has put the spotlight squarely on Southeast Asia’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels to meet growing energy demand. The region is plagued with “significant vulnerability”, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) recent report Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2022. Addressing this challenge will require multi-pronged solutions including greater energy efficiency, a push for more renewable power generation and a switch to…
From its roots as a trade centre to its present-day position as a pioneering tech hub, Singapore is poised to emerge as a carbon trading capital connecting East to West for a greener, carbon neutral world Bo Bai Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of MetaVerse Green Exchange Europe has long been the de facto leader in the sustainability agenda. From spearheading forward-looking guidelines to regulating the EU’s carbon removals market to goals of becoming the first climate-neutral continent through the European…
in International Shipping News Leading chief economists have warned of a “substantial restructuring” of supply chains over the next three years, with both diversification and localisation expected. “Global supply chains have been increasingly redrawn over the past years, including through Brexit, the deep impact of the global pandemic, and the fallout and uncertainty from the war in Ukraine,” the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists Outlook said. “Amid fears of continued shocks, both governments and business are rethinking their approach to exposure,…
Sponsor: Neste The global urgency to reduce dependency on fossil fuel energy imports is now clearer than ever. So what’s next? Author: Chris Stokel-Walker, May 2022 Against the backdrop of an urgency to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for climate reasons, the war in Ukraine has further intensified the need to replace an enormous amount of fossil-based energy with almost immediate effect. Both the recent UN’s Global Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow and the latest IPCC report on climate change…
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…
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…