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(Thailand) – On July 10, the US-ASEAN Business Council with the Office of SMEs Promotion (OSMEP) Thailand and the Thammasat Business School conducted a webinar for Thailand SMEs. The event was part of a broader webinar series in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Around 100 owners and executives of Thailand SMEs participated in the webinar session titled “Enhancing Digital Skills from Thailand SMEs in COVID-19.”
(YANGON, MYANMAR) - The US Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Council for Myanmar announced the appointment of Gretchen Kunze last week as its new Executive Director. An international development specialist, Kunze has held regional and country director positions for over 12 years, including working in Myanmar as the Country Director of Cardno Emerging Markets and Country Representative of World Learning.
(Washington, DC) - The US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) today hosted a Senior Leaders Forum on U.S.-ASEAN Health Cooperation. This virtual forum was a private sector response to three events: (1) the ASEAN-United States High-level Interagency Video conference on Cooperation to Counter COVID-19 that took place on March 31, 2020; (2) the meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and the ASEAN Foreign Minsters that took place on April 22, 2020 during which the US-ASEAN Health Futures Initiative was launched; and (3) the meeting between U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and ASEAN Health Ministers that took place on April 30, 2020.
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The US-ASEAN Business Council today launched a new report, “COVID-19 Financial Response and Recovery in ASEAN”, to present key economic policy recommendations from the Council’s Financial Services Committee in response to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The full report can be accessed here.
Governments in ASEAN and around the world have undertaken swift, extensive and in some cases unprecedented policy actions to help economies respond to and recover from the impact of the pandemic, and this report provides further recommendations for consideration by ASEAN policymakers.
(Manila) – From June 10 and June 22 to 25, the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) conducted its inaugural Virtual Food & Agriculture Industry Mission to the Philippines – the first virtual business mission in the Council’s history. The mission demonstrated the commitment of the U.S. business community in supporting the Philippine Government's COVID-19 response and recovery and to strengthening the country's food security. The Mission was co-led by Mr. Alexander Feldman, Chairman, President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council, Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council, and Mr.
Vietnam Update | June 4, 2020
Authors: Hai Pham, Minh Vu
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Food & Agriculture Industry Mission to Vietnam - Tentatively planned for Q4 2020