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…
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‘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…
Mr. Anish Lalvani is the Chairman of Euro Suisse International Limited, an electrical appliance and consumer electronics marketing group, which has business interests in Hong Kong, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Anish has lived and worked in the UK, USA, India and Hong Kong (since 1993) and holds an MBA degree from The University of San Diego. He is a Non-Executive Director of Chen Hsong Holdings Limited, a Patron of the Asian Cultural Council, a member of The HKUST…
PBEC congratulates our Board Member Tan Sri Dato’ David Chui and his company FEC -Far East Consortium who were voted Best CEO and Best Small-Cap Company respectively by Finance Asia – April 2022. FinanceAsia is delighted to announce the winners of our annual poll investigating Asia’s Best Managed Companies. With the input of investors and analysts alike, this invaluable benchmark of the region’s most influential companies evaluates the corporate behaviour and performance of Asian peers over the past 12…
Prospects for the global economy have darkened since the outbreak of war in Ukraine on 24 February, prompting WTO economists to reassess their projections for world trade over the next two years. The organization now expects merchandise trade volume growth of 3.0% in 2022 — down from its previous forecast of 4.7% — and 3.4% in 2023, but these estimates are less certain than usual due to the fluid nature of the conflict (Table 1). The most immediate economic impact…
By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ Charging into our list Latest update to our Top 50 Unicorns ranking adds more EV-related firms The one year-old EV spin-off from Geely is now worth $10 billion and places 10th in our ranking For anyone watching the new Apple TV+ drama WeCrashed about Adam Neumann’s meteoric rise and implosion as the boss of WeWork, the unicorn will be a familiar image. That’s because in the opening credits the…
Issue: 019: April 2022 INDONESIA BANS EXPORT OF PALM OIL: Indonesia has for the second time this year banned palm oil exports. The latest ban took effect today and is a bid by the world’s largest producer to lower domestic prices of cooking oils. Edible oil supplies have been significantly impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war. AUSTRALIA IMPLEMENTS URGENT BIOSECURITY ACTION: Australia has imposed new biosecurity import rules in a bid to protect farmers against khapra beetle. The beetle is an…