Alicia Kearns, Chair of the UK’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee briefed Asia House Corporate Members on UK-China relations and the UK government’s broader foreign policy agenda on Tuesday, 6 June.

HE Dr. Majid AlKassabi, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce spoke to Asia House Corporate Members on Vision 2030, recent economic and social reform in the Kingdom, and their impacts on businesses on Monday 5 June in a wide-ranging briefing.   

Gareth Davies CB, Permanent Secretary of the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) briefed Asia House Corporate Members on the UK’s international trade policy direction and the new department’s agenda throughout the Indo-Pacific on Thursday 1 June.

Asia House in collaboration with Accenture organised a hybrid conference on Thursday 11 May which aimed at addressing the gap between ‘doing green’ in developed and developing economies.

Michael Pettis, Professor of Finance at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie China Center engaged in a detailed discussion with Asia House Corporate Members on Tuesday 25 April on China’s economic outlook.

Indonesia’s economic outlook, investment climate and green transition were discussed at Asia House’s Indonesia Economic Dialogue with Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia

His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, Natalie Black CBE, spoke with Asia House’s Corporate Members on the UK’s trade ambitions in the region during a private briefing on 7 March.

Managing inflationary pressures and global economic headwinds was the focus for Felipe Medalla, Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, at a digital briefing for Asia House Corporate Members on 1 March.

Saudi Arabia’s energy transition strategy was the focus of a briefing for Asia House Corporate Members.

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the UK, HRH Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud, will brief Asia House Corporate Members on Tuesday 28 February under Asia House’s COP28 Programme.

Against the backdrop of persistent inflationary pressure, climbing interest rates, stagnating growth and recessionary risks, Asia House will engage leading central bankers

Malaysia’s political outlook and the latest trade policies and economic priorities were discussed at an Asia House briefing.

Shadow Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Catherine West, addressed Asia House Corporate Members on Monday 6 February.

As Asia’s economy continues to expand, alongside its energy demands, the region has become the focal point for climate change mitigation efforts.

Economic commentators and politicians delved into the report and spoke more broadly about Asia’s outlook.

Despite global slowdown, Asia’s economies show resilience and growth for 2023 – according to Asia House’s Annual Outlook.