Dear PBEC members, Please find attached a letter of invitation via one of our partner organisation’s Australia ASEAN Chamber of Commerce courtesy of our own PBEC Board of Director Deborah Biber from the APEC and ASEAN Business Advisory Council’s of Brunei. This invitation invites you to consider attending the Brunei Business Conference on the 27th to 30th of April 2023 being held at The Empire, Brunei and the related events around the APEC Business Advisory Council along with the conference…
Regional trends in global sourcing As businesses assess their operational capacity needs for a predicted bumpy recovery, to recalibrate during and post-pandemic, it is crucial to understand what brought us to this point and where it is likely leading us. The Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Monash University Malaysia and KPMG, together with contributions from PBEC members, are pleased to publish this report on global sourcing, reviewing the most recently announced supply chain and sourcing movements in the region, charting…
PBEC Trade Report March 2023 AUSTRALIA LOOKING FOR CHINA TRADE PROGRESS: Australian trade officials are expected to continue talks with their Chinese counterparts this week ahead of an anticipated visit by Trade Minister Farrell. He told Sky News during the week he was confident some progress would be made on outstanding issues. TRADE MINISTERS HEAD TO NEW ZEALAND: Trade Ministers from CPTPP FTA economies will head to Auckland in July for a 7th CPTPP Commission. NZ will be hosting the…
4 March 2023 – The Antarctic Climate Expedition led by Dr Sylvia Earle was concluded on the 23 Feb, 2023. It has proved to be a deeply rewarding and inspiring journey for PBEC’s Asia Climate Advocate Natalie Chung. 116 experts from interdisciplinary backgrounds representing different cultures came together in Antarctica to discuss and champion resolutions to accelerate net zero emissions by 2035. Natalie described, “The expedition filled me with fear and hope. Fear from the accelerated environmental change witnessed in…
When: 29-30th March 2023 Where: Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore PBEC Members are invited to attend this upcoming forum being hosted by ICC and held in Singapore. PBEC is an official supporting organisation of this Forum. The Future Trade Forum convenes business leaders, policymakers, technologists and other industry movers who are shaping the global trade ecosystem into its digital, sustainable, inclusive future. The Forum offers both birds eye and ground level views of the evolving trade…
In association with Global Victoria, PBEC community is invited to join this esteemed panel to find out about the latest trends in innovation both in business and society and the role you can play in the innovation process. Event title: Innovation in a Rapidly Changing World: Skills for an (Un)Certain Future When: Monday 6 March 2023 1:00pm SIN/HKG, 12 noon JKT/BKK, 4pm AEDT Where: Online via zoom – Registration is complimentary for PBEC Duration: 1 hour Contact: info@austchamasean.com …
From left to right in the picture: Jan De Silva President & CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade David Armitage PBEC Board of Director & CEO Velocity Solutions Group Mairead Lavery President and CEO of Export Development Canada (EDC) Stephen Lund CEO of Toronto Global Jakarta, Indonesia. February 27th 2023 – The PBEC attended the first Canada-ASEAN Business Forum since the pandemic on the 24-25th February held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Represented by PBEC board of director David Armitage…
This month’s latest PBEC Podcast episode 20 of ‘The Value Prop – APAC Investing’ show focuses back on Latam with a 1:1 conversation with renowned scholar and expert on all things to do with Latin American economies Dr. Evodio Kaltenecker. In this episode Dr. Evodio Kaltenecker an Assistant Professor of business focused on management research and executive education. Where we discuss the merits of Brazil, Mexico and Chile’s economies and track the covid economic recovery of trade stories of each….
PBEC together with our Philippines based corporate member Aboitiz Group are planning a trip to Manila, for a fact finding mission and to visit some of the surrounding multiple industrial & economic zones they have to offer interested parties. You will have a chance to meet, hear from and ask questions of the various Economic zone authorities, the dept of Trade and Industry and local business leaders. So come and enjoy the hospitality and the latest offerings that the Philippines…
CHARTING A NEW COURSE IN ASIA PACIFIC Regional trends in Global Sourcing Report Foreword As businesses assess their operational capacity needs for a predicted bumpy recovery, to recalibrate during and post-pandemic, it is crucial to understand what brought us to this point and where it is likely leading us. The Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Monash University Malaysia and KPMG, together with contributions from PBEC members, are pleased to publish this 2022-23 report on global sourcing, reviewing the most recently…