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: Interview with Founder & CEO Shane Giles of Opus Private Limited

OPUS Private – Risk & Security – Helping the International Family PBEC’s Renee Pan sat down this month for a discussion with Founder & CEO of Opus Private Ltd Shane Giles, who is based on the Island of Guernsey, one of the most respected Financial Centres, with a strong reputation for specialising in managing family offices and providing sustainable and green focused wealth management products and services globally. Shane has over 25 years of experience gained through understanding, planning and…

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: PBEC Bi-Monthly Members Meeting – September 2021

When: Sep 8, 2021 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Hong Kong SAR Where: Via Zoom Virtually Topic: PBEC Bi-Monthly Members September Meeting Please kindly ensure you register in advance for this webinar – this meeting is strictly for PBEC members, their appointed designates ONLY: Click link here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rjw5anXYTHqzGBIZR2HpCQ After registering, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you have already registered for this meeting, thank you. PBEC Virtual Meeting protocol Please…

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: Belt and Road Summit

Jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Belt and Road Summit has been bringing together senior government officials and influential business leaders from markets along and beyond the Belt and Road to exchange insights on multilateral collaboration and create concrete business opportunities since its inception in 2016. Belt and Road Summit leaflet Registration Guide_Pacific Basin Economic Council Programme Highlights Policy Dialogue The policy landscapes and direction on…

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: GS1 joins PBEC – CEO Anna Lin appointed to the PBEC Board of Directors

I am delighted to announce that Ms. Anna Lin, JP, FCILT Chief Executive of GS1 Hong Kong has been appointed our latest a PBEC – Pacific Basin Economic Council Board of Director. Her appointment is effective immediately and I very much look forward to welcoming Anna and her esteemed senior colleagues to the PBEC family. At the board we encourage all our members to actively participate in the strong advocacy and engagement work we conduct regionally across APAC, with stakeholders,…

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: Event invitation – Recovering Better from COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific Region

Dear PBEC Members, You are cordially invited to attend a High Level Political Forum Side event organised by the UNESCAP Energy Division. Event Name: Invitation to the HLPF Side Event 2021 “Recovering Better from COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific Region”, When: Virtually live on the 15 July 2021, 18:30 – 20:00 (BKK time) 19:30 -21:00 (HK time) 1230 -1400 (UK time) Event Organiser: UNESCAP Energy Division Sponsored by: Fiji, Pakistan and Philippines Governments. Hosted: UNESCAP Secretariat Bangkok, Thailand   PBEC members…

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: Upcoming Event July 13-15 2021

  The Pacific Basin Economic Council an NGO Think Tank established since 1967, consistently advocates for sustainable economic development that facilitates open trade across borders as the ‘Voice of Business’ within the APAC region. PBEC is a recognised & respected connectivity platform for APEC & ASEAN business leaders to participate and engage with one another. We host, co-organise and lend our support to meaningful partner events, that promise to provide relevant market insights & the latest opportunities for its members…

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: PBEC is proud to support Space-Comm Expo as an association partner

It will be the first annual space event in the UK (Farnborough) focused on the commercial future of space. Space-Comm Expo has gathered over 80 exhibitors, and 45 speakers to deliver two days of business opportunities, and are supported by UK Space Agency, UK Space, and the European Space Agency. Leading companies such as Airbus, BAE, Northrup Gramman, Lockheed Martin, Inmarsat and many others will be exhibiting on the exhibition floor. Link to event website:  https://www.space-comm.co.uk/ Link to visitor registration: …

: APEC Latest News: APEC Looks to Partnerships to Support Business Recovery

            Wellington, New Zealand, 25 June 2021 Issued by the APEC Finance Ministers’ Process Finance ministers and business leaders from the 21 APEC member economies convened virtually on Friday 25th June 2021 to discuss the ongoing responses for businesses, especially micro, small and medium enterprises, during the pandemic, as well as the policies economies can focus on to help businesses recover. New Zealand Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson hosted the Informal…

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: Upcoming Event: Strengthening Trade and Economic Ties in the Indo-Pacific

US-PECC would like to invite Pacific Basin Economic Council Members to its annual Policy Forum event. This year’s theme is Strengthening Trade and Economic Ties in the Indo-Pacific. In recent years, leading economies in the Indo-Pacific concluded two major plurilateral trade agreements that exclude the United States. The Biden administration has expressed a desire to reverse this trend by re-engaging with multilateral institutions and bolstering economic engagement in this critical region. However, the domestic political environment makes neither U.S. accession…

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: The 10th China Business Forum

The Future is Everywhere – Adapt and Achieve The 10th China Business Forum held by the London Business School Date: Sat 15th & Sun 16th May 2021 – Virtual Forum Forum Timing over the two days: BST 9:00 – 15:00  / Beijing Time: 16:00 – 22:00  Event Description: The London Business School students running this year’s ‘China Business Forum’ are once again providing the platform to share their own unique response to world events that have been influencing the global…