Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model – Sustainable Finance & ESG standards Moderator & Speaker: Pat Nie-Woo Pat is a Partner at KPMG China, the Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice in Hong Kong and the Global Co-Chair for Sustainable Finance for KPMG IMPACT. He also leads the Sustainable Finance practice in Hong Kong. Speakers: Max Song CEO Carbonbase (Hong Kong SAR) Natalie Chung CESGA Sustainability Lead & Co-Founder V’Air HK (Hong Kong SAR) Eli Konvitz Urban Development & Sustainability Expert…
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A new report from KPMG China, The collapse of FTX: Lessons and implications for stakeholders in the crypto industry, reviews the brief but eventful history of the cryptocurrency exchange that filed for bankruptcy protection on 11 November. The failure of the company, in particular the revelations about how it was being run, has delivered a shock to the virtual assets sector. Our report explores the reasons behind FTX’s rapid downfall, and looks at the implications for regulators, operators, users and…
Published by Innovate UK November 2022 Ahead of COP27 Egypt This report produced in collaboration with PBEC members, was launched in the first week of November to coincide with the upcoming COP27 Egypt Summit commences from the 5th November at Prince Philip House, The Royal Academy of Engineering, London, with on-line participation from officials in Beijing, China. Experts from the UK and China have identified areas for collaboration between the two countries in carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen…
Innovative solutions to cross-border sanctions, anti-money laundering jurisdiction challenges for corporations Source: Global Investigations Review by Law Business Research 2022 Abstract Financial services investigations have not slowed down in the past year notwithstanding the challenges posed by the covid-19 pandemic. The various regulatory authorities also continue to work on enhancing the regulatory framework and enforcement regime, to for greater effectiveness in addressing misconduct in the financial sector. This Review Paper contains insights and thought leadership from 17 pre-eminent legal practitioners…
Source: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Author: Professor Rhys Jenkins an economist and Professor of Development Economics at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia , Norwich. U.K. Abstract: When China invited the Latin American countries to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, it fuelled expectations of a much closer and more productive relationship with the region. In practice, however, there is little evidence that this was happening even before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The article…
Author: PBEC subject matter expert contributor, Dr. Yu Hong, Senior Research Fellow of the East Asian Institute at NUS in Singapore who also spoke at our Dialogues Summit 2021 shares his latest paper and insights with us on this topical area of trade and regional developments. Abstract Despite China’s claims that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an economic co-operation initiative that will foster economic growth and industrial development for recipient countries, to create trade and investment opportunities, and…
DBS is playing its part – They are the first bank in Singapore to sign up to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), and the first in Southeast Asia to publish a concrete and comprehensive set of targets for our Scope 3 financed emissions. These targets will guide us on strategically channelling financing away from high-emitting activities towards low-carbon alternatives. Decarbonisation targets have been set for seven sectors: 1) Power, 2) Oil & Gas, 3) Automotive, 4) Aviation, 5) Shipping, 6)…
There are obstacles to be overcome, but the time is coming soon when both traditional and digital forms of currency will be trusted and accepted by all JULY 2022 Arturo Bris Director of the World Competitiveness Center and Professor of Finance at IMD Business School For an asset to be a medium of exchange it must be fully accepted by all, and this is the role that central banks play. Photo by Dmitry Demidko on Unsplash. The basic principle…
China is posing many challenges to the Indo-Pacific region in 2022. How should Canada and Australia respond? JULY 2022 Margaret McCuaig-Johnston Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa John Garrick University Fellow in Law, Charles Darwin University Neither Canada nor Australia currently has a comprehensive strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. But it’s essential that both develop one given the rapidly evolving environment in the area. First, NATO recognised the importance of the region at…
By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ ECONOMY, TALKING POINT A terrible second quarter China’s ‘zero-covid’ policies take toll on its 2022 growth target Jul 2022 (WiC 594) ‘Zero-Covid’ means zero growth. That was one way of responding to China’s latest economic data at the end of last week, which showed that GDP growth slowed to 0.4% in the second quarter compared to a year ago. It was the second worst performance in 30 years and trailed only…