APEC 2025 Korea Agenda – A Big Emphasis on Regional AI Policies & Aging Populations
By PBEC Executive Director - December 2024 DECEMBER 2024: A PBEC update on APEC 2025 agenda hosted by South Korea: Korea launched its chairmanship of APEC 2025, the first time in two decades that the nation is hosting the global...
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PBEC BoD Anson Bailey moderated a fireside chat with PUMA at GS1 HK Summit – Nov 2023
GS1 HK Summit 2023 brought together Government Officials, Legislative Council members, industry experts, and business leaders to explore Digitalisation & Sustainability for Future Business on 14th November 2023 at HKCEC. The annual industry event commenced with Mr. Lam Sai-hung, Secretary...
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APEC Leaders Golden Gate Declaration-Nov 2023
Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All We, the Economic Leaders of APEC, met in San Francisco, California, on November 16-17, 2023. Three decades after the United States hosted the first APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Blake Island near...
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Peru receives 2024 APEC Presidency – Nov 2023
The President of the Republic Dina Boluarte on Friday 17th Nov 2023, received the Pro-Tempore Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for 2024 from United States President, Joe Biden. The handover took place in a ceremony led by...
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Ron Hoffman- A former Canadian Diplomat joins as a strategic advisor to the PBEC board – Oct 2023
We are delighted to announce that Ron Hoffmann of SixRing Inc. a leader in the renewable #albertaenergy sector has agreed to rejoin PBEC - Pacific Basin Economic Council as a strategic advisor to the board on all matters regarding #canada...
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China Retail Sales Surge In October But Economy Remains Sluggish
Chinese retail sales grew in October at the fastest rate in five months, data showed Wednesday, boosted by an extended holiday at the start of the month, though other indicators pointed to still-sluggish demand in the world's number-two economy. The...
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PE Insights – Private Wealth Conference highlights
Milan May 2023 highlighted reel - which was our first PE major event of the year 2023 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w9amNARIROInji1jERo8KzgPLCfemnQM/view?usp=sharing) Followed by London (SEP 2023) and Munich (SEP 2023) conferences, attached are pictures of these events. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-HE-Zj0fKj9GcrfQT8TE4s9AwH5Pcgn2?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZKgkEyOHNidpJ3U43v-oAIh35yUdNsBF?usp=drive_link We are having ANNEMARIE...
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China’s pitch to foreign investors falls flat as incentives dwindle – July 2023
China is struggling to revive foreign investment in its financially battered cities and provinces as foreign firms remain wary of political risks and new incentives fall far short of sweeteners once used to attract overseas money. With their coffers depleted...
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Why Singapore’s ecosystem for technology startups is among the best -July 2023
The city-state offers a good case example for other Southeast Asian countries vying to become tech and innovation hubs By Nitin Pangarkar Academic Director and Associate Professor at National University of Singapore Paul Vandenberg Senior Economist at the Asian Development...
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Global supply chains need fixing: Help is on the way – July 2023
Facing global supply chain challenges, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework promotes economic cooperation among 14 economies, strengthening supply chain resilience, fostering innovation, and driving growth By: Cyn-Young Park- Director for Regional Cooperation and Integration, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department at...
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