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An Opportunity to Exclusively Partner with PBEC on publishing this Full Market Report PBEC is pleased to announce its second in-depth report on Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Trends impacting APAC businesses. Building on the success of our highly regarded report, “Charting a Course in Asia Pacific – Regional Trends in Global Sourcing,” our latest research, initiated in May 2023, focuses specifically on Scope 3 emission capture and public disclosures by multinational corporations (MNCs) listed on the top six largest…

PBEC has permission to share this white paper from o9 Solutions that seeks to outline existing and emerging regulatory trends at the intersection of supply chain and sustainability, including a range of binding regulations, tax policies, and legislative proposals at international, national, and regional scales. These regulatory developments include mandatory sectoral requirements, product trade bans, product sustainability regulations, non-financial disclosure requirements, and various taxes and rules on plastic pollution that can significantly affect global supply chain sustainability. It must also be highlighted…

Asia-Pacific Economic Outlook latest 2023 Section 1: Towards a Sustainable Recovery The Asia-Pacific region has shown remarkable resilience in the face of an uncertain environment. However, as the region heads into a ‘new normal’ the shape and form of economic growth are likely to be substantially different from the pre-pandemic period. As demonstrated by concerns expressed by respondents to PECC’s annual survey, the regional policy community is concerned with the rise in the cost of living; climate change; a slowdown…

TheCityUK’s Economic Research underpins the important—and sometimes still counter-intuitive—point that the financial and related professional services industry makes a significant contribution to the economy across the UK, not just in London. Most attention tends to focus on the spread of industry employment across the UK—a metric which is easy to take for granted, but one that is vitally important, and particularly so at a time of rising unemployment. However, this report focuses on something that is conceptually a bit less…

PBEC Corporate Member Guadalajara World Trade Center, Mexico represented by General Manager and Director Federico G. Lepe shares his views on the opportunities generated by the Near-Shoring trends, and comments utilising the latest economic data available in this comprehensive overview report. “We have witnessed a wave of manufacturing investment in a variety of sectors continue in 2023, as divestment and managing risk, away from sole-dependence on China Mainland and to address supply chain emissions, continues to change the face of…

Mixed Oct economic data reflects an uneven recovery. Resilient industrial production (IP) growth was underpinned by China’s rising electric car industry and related industries. Stronger-than-expected headline retail sales were driven by low base effects as underlying spending growth remained soft. Nevertheless, car sales were a bright spot. Real estate investment continued to drag down overall investment growth. Increased fiscal and monetary support will help sustain the recovery. Fiscal policy has turned more supportive and is expected to aid growth and…

Geostrategic and Geoeconomic Challenges Facing a New Multipolar World Geo-economic trends, technological competition and Geopolitics means higher uncertainty for APAC region in future. PBEC is pleased to share this interesting presentation of latest economic data from a respected scholar Tan Sri Andrew Sheng Chairman, George Town Institute of Open Advanced Studies, Wawasan Open University, Penang in Malaysia who spoke at the recent PBEC supported Chinese Economic Technology Summit held in Shenzhen at the Shangri-la Hotel on 7th Nov 2023. View attached slide…

Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, the retail arm of Reliance Industries, has received the full subscription amount of $240m from the global investment firm KKR and has allotted 17.1m equity shares. Following the share allotment, KKR’s shareholding in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) has increased to 1.42 per cent, from 1.17 per cent. “Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd today received the subscription amount of $240m from Alyssum Asia Holdings II Pte. Ltd. (KKR) and allotted 17,158,752 equity shares to KKR,” Reliance Industries…

The recent news of Wells Fargo & Co. and BNP Paribas SA facing massive fines, totaling $266 million, for employees’ improper use of unofficial communication channels like WhatsApp, personal texts, and email to conduct business has sent shockwaves through the financial industry. These staggering penalties are a stark reminder of the urgent need for businesses to adopt comprehensive archiving solutions like Velocity’s WhatsApp Archiving Solution. Here are five of the 266 million reasons why your business should consider this crucial…

The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue. Established by the US Congress in 1960, the Center serves as a resource for information and analysis on critical issues of common concern, bringing people together to exchange views, build expertise, and develop policy options. The East-West Center in Washington provides US and Indo-Pacific government stakeholders and program partners with innovative training, analytical,…