Chinese Taipei has contributed USD 1.5 million in funding to support APEC’s economic and technical cooperation initiatives, particularly members’ capacity building needs and to promote regional economic integration and inclusive and sustainable growth by doubling its contribution of USD 750,000 in 2019. The contribution was confirmed in a Memorandum of Understanding signed virtually by Bob Loong-jin Chen, Chinese Taipei’s APEC Senior Official, and Dr Rebecca Sta Maria, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, a week before the start of the 2020…
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Ben has worked in Asia and the Middle East for 20 years developing data-rich strategies and tapping specialist networks to help clients track the region’s fast changing markets. Mandarin and Arabic speaker. Leading expert on the region’s emerging commercial opportunities. He previously worked as chief China economist at RBS and senior China economist at JPMorgan based in Hong Kong. Started career in Beirut in the 1990s as a management consultant. Later joined Dun & Bradstreet based in London as the…
The October updates in Mainland China are described below: – Tax data shows a rapid rebound in service consumption during the National Day holiday – China sets up national fintech certification center in Chongqing – Announcement of the General Administration of Customs on Promulgation of the Decision on Commodity Classification for 2020 – Facilitation Measures Regarding the Renewal and Reissuance of Hong Kong and Macao Residents Entry and Exit Permits – Notice on Issuance of the Implementation Measures on the…
It’s widely accepted that in order to position your product appropriately in a crowded, populated and noisy market like China, you need to carve out a “Deep Niche”. The narrower and deeper the niche, the better. And with such a large population available, and such vast diversity between the age groups in terms of consumer behaviour, disposable income and spending patterns, you can expect your niche to be more than large enough to sustain your whole China business (assuming you…
Download the full survey in PDF format here Singapore, 8 October 2020: The EU-ASEAN Business Council, the primary business body for European businesses in ASEAN, today published its 6th Business Sentiment Survey. Key highlights of this year’s survey include: • 53% of respondents see ASEAN as the region with the best economic opportunity (2019– 63%). • 47% of respondents are considering reorganising supply chains post-COVID-19, with ASEAN, Europe and China as the top destinations • 73% of respondents expect to…
PBEC is a proud partner organization of the B20 and supports the important dialogue and consensus recommendations reached between Business Leaders and Government Leaders that progresses the agenda for the betterment of the World’s citizens. https://www.b20saudiarabia.org.sa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/B20-Special-Report_POST-COVID-19-_Final_Cit_compressed.pdf
Harnessing the Benefits of Sustainable Ocean Economies for Developing Countries Adopting more sustainable ways of managing the ocean is a global priority: protecting its health will bring benefits to all. Developing countries face specific challenges, as many depend heavily on ocean-based industries and are overly exposed to the consequences of ocean degradation. Enhancing their access to science, policy advice and financing would allow them to tap better into the opportunities of a more sustainable ocean economy, including more decent jobs,…
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our product offering and trading experience for our users, we have recently implemented a series of reductions to our Base Maintenance Margin requirements. The latest reduction set the flagship XBT and ETH contracts to 35bps and 70bps respectively, both amongst the lowest available rates in the market. Recent price activity and subsequent rise in volatility has made it more important than ever for traders to understand the risks they face when trading…
The pandemic is highlighting the importance of investing in early-stage science and technology, backed by unique research IP On a dreary London evening in early March, Griff Williams, CIO of Milltrust International’s British Innovation Fund, received an urgent call from Professor Andrew Shaw. Shaw, a Physical Chemistry Professor at the UK’s University of Exeter and founder of Attomarker Limited, wished to discuss how Attomarker could deploy its patented, cutting-edge diagnostics technology towards developing a rapid antibody test for Covid-19. “As…
2020 is the Year of Rat, the first of the twelve Chinese animals, signifying the start of a new cycle. 2020 is also the first year of a new decade. Yet 2020 will more likely be remembered as the year of the pandemic, as Covid-19 halted the global economy so drastically and so abruptly. Although many areas of the developed world have entered a phase of “lockdown exit”, the second half of 2020 may not prove to be a smoother…