We welcome Jeff Fish who is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Chatly. A social media technology company helping brands around the world to reach and engage with their followers and customers on WeChat. Jeff is originally from New York and manages the Company from its HQ. With offices in New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Chennai, India, he leads their go to market team and helps their customers implement digital transformation strategy leveraging WeChat. Jeff has worked with a…
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Date & Location: 28 AUGUST 2020 (Fri) Hotel Melia Hanoi, Vietnam. The ASEAN Leadership and Partnership Forum is a leading Forum that bring together Leaders from Government, Business, Think Tanks and Civil Society to discuss and evaluate the strategic challenges facing ASEAN and it’s immense opportunities as one of the world’s most robust regions with a combined GDP of USD 2.3 trillion (making it collectively the world’s 6th largest economy) with a population of 620 million. As ASEAN moves forward…
This Policy Hackathon is organized as part of a United Nations Initiative on Model Provisions for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic in Regional and other Trade Agreements, in collaboration with ARTNeT, WTO, CUTS and other organizations from civil society, academia and the private sector. In support of “building back better” after COVID-19, this Policy Hackathon aims to gather relevant inputs from all interested stakeholders from government, academia, civil society and private sector to support the development of provisions that could…
The economic fallout of COVID-19 has severely dampened growth in EAP, significantly hindering poverty reduction efforts. The slowdown in the region is led by sharp decline of economic activity in China. China’s GDP shrank 6.8% yoy in Q1 2020, the first quarterly contraction 1976. According to the World Bank, China’s GDP is expected to slow to 2.3% in 2020 from 6.1% in 2019. Global containment measures have significantly reduced economic activity, amplifying the impacts on EAP economies through a collapse…
These articles form part of a series in which OECD experts and thought leaders from organisations like PBEC – from around the world and all parts of society – address the COVID-19 crisis, discussing and developing solutions now and for the future. It aims to foster the fruitful exchange of expertise and perspectives across fields to help us rise to this critical challenge. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the OECD. Older adults are most at risk, but the level…
As the COVID-19 global pandemic continued to spread, countries around the world are bracing for a deep downturn, as lockdowns and quarantines have resulted to job losses and business closures. Governments, including ASEAN Member States, have taken swift action and applied monetary, fiscal, and sector-specific measures to cushion the widespread impact of the pandemic. To date, the combined fiscal stimulus packages implemented by the AMS has reached an equivalent of USD318.2 billion or 10.1% of ASEAN GDP in 2019. The…
Agenda: Chairman’s opening welcome remarks CEO brief APEC Secretariat Executive Director Update Regional observations shared by BoD’s & Members Any action items Closing remarks Tan Sri Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria (Executive Director @APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Council) Tan Sri Datuk Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria is the executive director of the APEC Secretariat based in Singapore, which serves as advisory body, implementation arm and custodian of institutional memory for the 21 member economies that make up the APEC forum….
As the COVID-19 global pandemic continued to spread, countries around the world are bracing for a deep downturn, as lockdowns and quarantines have resulted to job losses and business closures. Governments, including ASEAN Member States, have taken swift action and applied monetary, fiscal, and sector-specific measures to cushion the widespread impact of the pandemic. To date, the combined fiscal stimulus packages implemented by the AMS has reached an equivalent of USD318.2 billion or 10.1% of ASEAN GDP in 2019. The…
I had the chance to put the following questions to Moses on the Key areas that the IA is working on currently on a recent zoom meeting. What are the reasons behind the setting up of the Insurance Authority as an independent insurance regulator back in 2015? What are the major differences from the previous self-regulatory regime? What are the emerging development opportunities for the Hong Kong insurance industry? What have the IA done to explore and capture these opportunities?…
Building Markets for a Sustainable Economic Recovery EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES.1. TOWARD A PRIVATE SECTOR–LED AND PRODUCTIVITY-DRIVEN GROWTH PATH Like many successful transition economies, Myanmar has the potential to sustain a high growth rate for the next two decades. The country began a historic triple transition in 2011: from conflict to peace, from military to democracy, and from isolation to global integration. Economic transitions are complex to manage but hold great promise, as they can dramatically boost growth, create jobs, and…