Sergio Luna is Citi Bank Mexico City Chief Economist – he has been involved with APEC throughout the years. Sergio worked closely with APEC as their Mexico economic forecaster. It is a body that he sees becoming vitally important again for Asia Pacific economies especially Mexico in a Post Covid-19 world, especially in relation to new trade relations and its future economic development.
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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…
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?…
Robert Koepp is the founder and principal of Los Angeles based Geoeconomix, an independent source for insights into the economics moving global markets, driving technology, and influencing government power. Web: https://www.geoeconomix.com/ An internationally active commentator, writer, and media producer, Rob founded Geoeconomix following years of global experience in analysis and thought leadership in the fields of economics, finance, business strategy, and public policy. In addition to his work at Geoeconomix, he serves on the Advisory Board for the Hong Kong-based…
‘There are a few reasons to believe that the impact of Covid-19 on Vietnam’s economic growth in 2020 will be worse than most expect, due to its impact on the country’s tourism sector, and on its manufacturing sector,’ Kokalari said. He pointed out the sectors accounted for roughly 12% and 20% of Vietnam’s GDP respectively and around two fifths of Vietnam’s manufacturing inputs come from China, resulting in heavy disruption. ‘That said, Covid-19 (like the trade war) will ultimately be…
Singapore’s Perennial Real Estate Holdings has broken through a virus-induced lull in the investment market to notch the Southeast Asian financial hub’s biggest property sale so far in 2020. Shun Tak Holdings acquires Partner’s remaining 30% stake after Renovation https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/finance-real-estate/perennial-sells-stake-in-111-somerset-to-shun-tak/
Whilst this article is a few months old from PBEC Malaysia Corp Member Macrokiosk, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Datuk Henry Goh Executive Chairman of MacroKiosk in Malaysia last month on the side-lines of the Top Glove hosted PBEC Malaysia roundtable meeting on March 16th 2020. Whilst the lockdown was literally just coming into affect in Malaysia at that time, he was feeling quite bullish on achieving and perhaps exceeding their companies 2020 revenue forecasts. With large…
PBEC Member DL Family Office announced that they have successfully acquired DL Holdings Group Limited listed on the Main Board of the HK Stock Exchange. They completed the acquisition of the controlling stake and mandatory unconditional cash offer (the “Offer”) of DL Holdings Group Limited (formerly known as Season Pacific Holdings Limited) (Stock Code: 1709) (“DL Holdings”), which shares are listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. HW advised on the financing of the Offer. The…
“NTP” stands for Nice to People, and it expresses their desire to provide “nice things” to their customers and local communities in which they operate. They currently have 14 Group companies and more 340 business locations in Japan (Aichi). The NTP Group serves customers as a total life-support partner in a wide range of business domains including vehicle sales(Toyota, Lexus,VW, Volvo, Porsche), rental and lease, housing, marines, and system development. https://www.ntpcarmost.com/img/corporate/NTPGroupprofile.pdf
AIA Group was established in 1919 and began its operations in Hong Kong in 1931. AIA Hong Kong & Macau is committed to playing a leading role in driving the economic and social development of Hong Kong and across the Asia-Pacific region, fulfilling its commitment to the economy and community, helping people live healthier, longer, better lives. https://www.aia.com.hk/content/dam/hk/en/pdf/factsheet/AIA-factsheet(EN)Apr2019.pdf