Driving commercial and political engagement between Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Driving commercial and political engagement between Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Driving commercial and political engagement between Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Asia House’s research report, The Middle East Pivot to Asia 2023 explores key economic trends emerging between the Gulf and Asia. As part of the research, Freddie Neve, Senior Middle East Associate at Asia House, spoke to HE Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, to discuss growing trade between the UAE and Asia.
The Middle East Pivot to Asia 2023 report presents Asia House’s latest research on trade and investment trends between the Gulf and Asia.
Produced by the Asia House Research and Advisory team and sponsored by HSBC, the report aims to help business leaders and policymakers better understand this pivotal shift in global trade, which will have far-reaching economic and geopolitical implications.
Collaboration and a unified approach across the UK government was central to an Asia House Corporate Members briefing with The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Minister of State (Indo-Pacific) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), on Monday, 27 November.
Lewis Neal, the newly appointed His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for China and Hong Kong provided Asia House Corporate Members with the latest updates on UK-China trade relations at an off-the-record digital briefing on Wednesday, 22 November
Asia House Fellow for 2022-23 Aarthi Raghavan presented her research on Asia’s Digital Health Innovations: The role of cross-border health data sharing at an Asia House digital research briefing on Tuesday, 31 October.
Jenny Bates, Director General, Indo-Pacific in the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) shared her views on the UK’s priorities in the Indo-Pacific and outlined how the government aims to secure the country’s position in the region during an Asia House briefing on 9 November.
Professor Jim Skea, the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), joined Asia House Corporate Members on Wednesday, 18 October for an off-the-record digital briefing on the IPCC’s aspirations for the COP28 Summit and the actions businesses can take to respond to the climate crisis.
Dominic Jermey CVO, OBE, the newly appointed UK Ambassador to Indonesia & Timor-Leste, spoke at Asia House on Friday 13 October in a private, off-the-record briefing on UK-Indonesia trade relations, the outlook for the impending Indonesian elections, and the implications of Indonesia’s diplomatic power on the UK’s Indo-Pacific Tilt.
A unique opportunity to join the global conversation on topical issues related to trade, sustainability and emerging technologies.
World Trade Organization (WTO) Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard joined Asia House Corporate Members on Tuesday 3 October for an off-the-record digital briefing on the WTO’s reform agenda, key priorities and expectations ahead of next year’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13).
Asia House, in partnership with Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and IE China Center, hosted a digital conference on the pivotal role high-tech companies play in influencing a nation’s soft power. This conference brought together senior business executives and policy experts from all over the world. The conference also served as a launch event for the report ‘Fuel the Soft Power: The Role of High Tech Companies in the Soft Power Rivalry between China and United States’, co-produced by IE University and CKGSB.
Asia House has appointed three new Asia House Fellows as part of its programme to develop the next generation of business and policy leaders.
Apoorva Vishnoi, Poomthawat Wachirapornpruet and Yaxin Guo have been selected as the Asia House Fellows for 2023-2024 after an extensive recruitment process. They will start their fellowships in October.
Asia House in collaboration with the McKinsey Global Institute organised a hybrid conference on 21 September, to highlight the importance of supply chain resilience, discuss global flows and the intricacies of global supply chain management. Senior business leaders and government representatives discussed key trends such as the protection of current trading standards and the development of global trade visualisation, factoring in components such as ESG and the role of government investment.
Mr. Bi Jingquan, Executive Vice Chairman of The China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE), and his delegation, spoke at Asia House on Wednesday 20 September during a private, off-the-record briefing on topics related to China’s economic recovery, ongoing reforms, and areas of and collaboration with the UK.
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment, His Excellency Khalid Al-Falih, spoke at Asia House on Thursday 14 September during a private, off-the-record, in-person briefing on the Kingdom’s changing economic, regulatory, and investment landscape.
Asia House has played a key role at the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS) 2023 – an annual private sector forum hosted by the chairing ASEAN member state, held this year in Jakarta from 3-4 September.
