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The Asia-Pacific Business Forum 2018 aims to identify how business engagement in achieving inclusive and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region can be…

With the soon to be ratified replacement to the TPP (CPTPP) in full swing and China’s version of its own regional trade agreement called RCEP, which really is ASEAN and its bilateral partners, you could be excused for being confused.

We live in a strange trade world … with longstanding regional and global agreements being abandoned or renegotiated and others taking form from the shadows.

Why…

Date: 28 June 2018 (Thursday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organiser: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Theme: Collaborate for Success

Introduction The Belt and Road Summit brings together senior government officials, representatives of international institutions, business leaders and industry experts from…

Media Release

Hong Kong: Friday 26 January 2018

The Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) is wholly supportive the actions taken in Tokyo on 23 January 2018 to complete the first stage of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Said PBEC Chairman, Andrew Weir “the multilateral trade agenda is alive and well, which is an important stimulus for our Region and…

The Connected City Conference – 30th January 2018

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PBEC was pleased to organise a dinner seminar, as part of Hong Kong’s #AFF.

We were honoured to have @AndrewWeir, @JingUlrich, @BenSimpfendorfer and @AdamStuckert provide insights and crucial information gleaned from their own experiences.

Some of the key take-outs included:

The Belt and Road Initiative (#BRI) covers 2/3 of the world's population and 65% of them are not connected to the…

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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) comprising the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aims to build trade and infrastructure networks along the ancient Silk Road routes connecting Asia with Europe, Africa and beyond. This vision for economic development is initially a series of strategic infrastructure projects.

On behalf of…

The inaugural GGEF Women Eco Game Changer Awards will become an annual event in the region to acknowledge and give recognition to women who are leading and inspiring change, making an impact in the community and environment through innovation.

The awards are divided into three categories:
The Social Eco Game Changer Award
The Eco…

Date: Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Time: 7pm (cocktail); 7:45pm (dinner)
Venue: Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Dress: Business Attire

We are honoured to have the Hon. Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with us on the night.

During the…

Insurance Authority chairman Moses Cheng has an extraordinary job ahead of him: regulating an insurance industry that has grown enormously thanks to China’s investors

Moses Cheng Mo-chi, the first chairman of Hong Kong’s new Insurance Authority (IA), was already enjoying a beckoning retirement before…

Andrew Weir, former chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, was made an MBE for services to British commercial interests overseas

“Andrew has made an outstanding contribution to trade and investment links between Hong Kong and the UK, and Kenneth’s support to the ex-servicemen’s community of Hong Kong has made a measurable…

Dinner in Hong Kong with PBEC's Japan Chairman and PBEC Board Member, Satoko Yahata (seated middle between) Chairman, Andrew Weir and Chief Executive, Deborah Biber.

Standing (from left to right) is visiting Kansai Chapter Member Shigeyuki Takami, Member Prof KB Chan and Vice Chairman Dr Moses Cheng. The forthcoming PBEC Kansai-Hong Kong Business Network activity will be held over one evening…

Date: 11 September 2017 (Monday)
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Organiser: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

The Belt and Road Summit brings together senior government officials, representatives of international institutions, business leaders and industry experts from countries along and beyond the Belt and Road to…

Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist Asia Pacific for Natixis, presenting to PBEC Members and Friends at a breakfast session in Hong Kong, 29 March 2017

PBEC Lunch Session

Germán Muñoz says as China revives Silk Road links, the 16th-century 'Silver Way' offers a template for enhanced multilateral cooperation, development and integration

President Xi Jinping's "one belt, one road" initiative - a hugely ambitious attempt to link all of Eurasia via trade and transport infrastructure and procedures - has consolidated, among others things, the Silk Road Economic Belt…

PBEC Chairman Dr. Wilfred Wong advocated the importance of full regional integration and the business support for the FTAAP initiative. Click below to play interview.

Libertas, 10 April 2014 (page 46)

Alliance signing with MexCham and PBEC