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(Manila) – The US-ASEAN Business Council, together with the Government of the Philippines and the ASEAN Secretariat, hosted the first ASEAN-U.S. Digital Policy Consultative Forum (DPCF) of 2019 on April 8 in Manila, Philippines. This DPCF was the first of a three-part series to be held on the sidelines of each of the ASEAN-Telecommunications and Information Technology Senior Officials and ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators’ Council (TELSOM-ATRC) meetings in 2019. The Council worked with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Government of the Philippines, as host of the first 2019 ASEAN TELSOM-ATRC Leaders’ Retreat, and supported policy makers and stakeholders in exchanging views on how to create an enabling environment for increased investment and growth of the data ecosystem in ASEAN.
(Chiang Rai) - The US-ASEAN Business Council led a delegation of 16 top American financial services firms on its annual mission to the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM). During the mission, The Council also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on April 4 with the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC), formalizing collaboration of the Council, ABAC Financial Services Working Group and the EU-ASEAN Business Council.
The US-ASEAN Business Council delegation was led by the co-chairs of its Financial Services Committee, Amol Gupte, ASEAN Head and Citi Country Officer for Singapore; and Yancy Molnar, Senior Vice President, International Government Affairs at Chubb; as well as the US-ASEAN Business Council’s President & CEO, Alexander C. Feldman; and Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director, Ambassador Michael W. Michalak.
Energy Update | April 4, 2019
Authors: Riley Smith and David Mineo
LOOKING AHEAD
Laos Update | April 3, 2019
Authors: Riley Smith, Ella Duangkaew, David Mineo
THE COUNCIL'S TAKE
Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) Launches Third Iteration of Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) Focusing on Northern Laos Agriculture Sector
Thailand Analytical Update | April 3, 2019
Authors: Riley Smith, Ella Duangkaew, David Mineo
THAILAND ANALYTICAL UPDATE
Thailand Update | April 3, 2019
Authors: Riley Smith, Ella Duangkaew, David Mineo
THE COUNCIL'S TAKE
Election Commission Announces Unofficial Results with Palang Pracharath Party Winning Popular Vote, Official Results Likely to Be Announced on May 9
Cambodia Update | April 2, 2019
Author: Jack Myint
LOOKING AHEAD
KUALA LUMPUR: International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Darell Leiking is leading a trade and investment mission to Washington DC, New York, Seattle, San Jose and San Francisco in the United States, beginning yesterday until April 6.
The ministry said accompanying Leiking are the ministry’s deputy secretary general for trade and senior officials of Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida), Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and InvestKL Corporation.
During the mission, Leiking is scheduled to meet with top officials in the US Trade Representative Office, Department of Commerce and the White House.
“These meetings are aimed to further cement Malaysia’s trade and investment relations with the US.
(Washington, DC) – The US-ASEAN Business Council, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, hosted an off-the-record luncheon roundtable with Minister of International Trade and Industry and Member of Parliament, Darell Leiking. At the roundtable with Minister Leiking, a Q2 workshop for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) was announced, which will be conducted in close collaboration between Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Council in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.