Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 November 2020 Issued by the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting The leaders of the 21 APEC member economies issued the Kuala Lumpur Declaration following the first-ever virtual 27th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meetingchaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Convening for the first time since the last meeting in Papua New Guinea in 2018, leaders agreed to the joint declaration under the 2020 APEC Malaysia theme of Optimising Human Potential towards a Resilient Future of Shared Prosperity. Pivot. Prioritise. Progress. They also revealed…
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Join PBEC on our live virtual panel “The Centrality of Green Growth” Nov 30th 09:45 AM – 10:30 AM HKT(+08:00) The industrial revolution and its demand for energy polluted local regions yet it is a global problem, seemingly intractable: Often the larger a nation’s population, the more it pollutes. How are Asian nations going to meet the demands for a greener world while maintaining COVID awareness? And, conversely, what is Asia’s impact on global green growth? Confirmed panel speakers: Bo…
PBEC was pleased to contribute to the final APEC TPTWG – Transportation Working Committee (Hyperlink to attach to the TPTWG word) https://www.apec.org/Groups/SOM-Steering-Committee-on-Economic-and-Technical-Cooperation/Working-Groups/Transportation Thematic meeting of 2020, held virtually on the evening of the 19 Nov. The same day as the APEC2020 CEO Dialogues virtual Summit. Read more PBEC wishes to thank its expert contributors namely Caspar Baum Aviation Director of Surbana Jurong Singapore (Hyperlink to attach to Caspar name) https://surbanajurong.com/perspective/caspar-baum/ & Satya Ramamurthy Senior Partner & Head of Strategy KPMG Singapore. (Hyperlink to attach…
APEC Reimagined: Priorities in the Aftermath of Covid 19-20 Nov PBEC members are invited to join this virtual summit where you can listen to all the major economies leaders of APEC speaking and engage in dialogue sessions via the system. You do need to register ASAP to obtain an approved password. Click the website below to view the event and register. The event kicks off Live at 8am local HK/KL time (GMT +8) on 19th Nov. Website: https://www.apecceodialogues.com/ Download the…
We welcome our newest Corporate Member Dato Vijay Eswaran, Founder & Executive Chairman of QI Group based in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Vijay Eswaran is a prominent Malaysian entrepreneur, speaker, philanthropist and author. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of the QI Group of Companies, a multinational conglomerate with interests in direct selling, retail, financial services, real estate, hospitality, and education. The QI Group is headquartered in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur with operations in more than 30 countries….
As CEO of Aviation Partners Captain Mark Burby is a seasoned creator of disrupter model businesses. He started adult life as a Royal Marine Commando operating in one of the most elite Special Forces military units. Upon completing specialist military service, he was recruited into banking and corporate finance; quickly absorbing the skills of business by learning from the front line of business financing. Mark was responsible for assisting leisure, and real estate businesses structure their business models to obtain…
In a recent quote from a McKinsey Report on Vietnam. ‘If we improve women’s economic engagement in Vietnam, we can add up to $40B USD to the economy annually.’ Shouldn’t gender equality be a business conversation. In PBEC’s latest webinar dialogue series 2020, we brought together a group of leading women from and based in Vietnam to share what its like to live and work in Vietnam today given Covid and provide their own perspectives, market insights & its future…
A review of the Investment Market in World Football 2020 – An interview with leading professional – Professor Dr. Simon Chadwick from EMLYON Business School in Paris, France and Shanghai, China. As part of the PBEC Webinar Roundtable Dialogue Series 2020, we welcomed Professor Dr. Simon Chadwick from Emlyon Business School based in Paris , France and Shanghai China. The co-author of Managing Football, he kindly shared his latest market insights into…
Issued by the Minister Policy Dialogue on Food Security Agriculture and food ministers and senior representatives from APEC’s 21 member economies pressed for stronger cooperation and open and predictable trade regimes to ensure global food systems remain accessible, innovative, reliable, resilient, accessible and sustainable. “It is of utmost importance for APEC members to work together to enable the flow of essential goods, including agriculture and food products, across borders and to enhance our collective resilience to food supply disruptions,” said Datuk…
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…