August 28, 2015
LTB Reports : Set Up Regional Joint Aviation Authority To Harmonise Standards
he ASEAN Business Club (ABC) and CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI) call for the setting up of a regional joint aviation authority (JAA)-type body to drive harmonisation of standards.
The recommendation was one of the 10 made by ABC and CARI in its Lifting-The-Barriers (LTB) Reports 2015 for the aviation sector,
August 28, 2015
ASEAN Members Should Practice More ‘ASEAN Minus X’ Approaches
ASEAN member states should practice more "ASEAN minus X" approaches in overcoming certain issues regarding tariff barriers, says ASEAN Business Club president Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid.
He said it was not necessary to wait for all the 10 countries in ASEAN to agree on each issue before it could be
August 14, 2015
Gupta of DBS ‘disappointed’ with pace of Asean financial markets integration
As appeared in theedgesingapore.com Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Bank, the largest Southeast Asian lender, is not satisfied with the pace at which smoother links can be created within the 10-member state regional grouping. “I’m disappointed with the pace of Asean financial markets integration,” said Gupta at the Asean Business
May 15, 2015
Bankers lament slow pace of ASEAN integration
Two top bankers in the region on Thursday (May 14) expressed their frustration and disappointment with the slow pace of economic integration in countries from the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN), which they attributed to a lack of political will.
May 15, 2015
Dorong UKM, Asean Business Club (ABC) Teken MoU Dengan USAID
SINGAPURA—Asean Business Club (ABC) menandatangani nota kesepahaman dengan United States Agency for International Development (USAID) mengenai mekanisme pendanaan usaha mikro, kecil, dan menengah.
May 15, 2015
Airlines should push for regional aviation regulator: AirAsia boss
Airlines in South-east Asia should band together and push for a regional aviation regulator to be set up which will ensure common standards and set ASEAN on its path of achieving a single aviation market, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said.
December 9, 2014
ASEAN business community should embrace the AEC
The Asean business community should embrace the Asean Economic Community (AEC) and prepare adequately to maximise the potential it offers.
AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Asean Business Club (ABC) Forum 2014, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, said businesses have a responsibility to make the AEC happen and should
September 23, 2014
AEC presents opportunities and challenges
With 2015 just around the corner, few expect the initial vision of an Asean Economic Community (AEC) to be fully realised by the end of next year as targeted. But Singapore’s businesses – particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – cannot afford to put off considering the impact of a
September 23, 2014
ASEAN Business Club Forum highlights the importance of dialogue between public and private to realize ASEAN integration
More than 300 leaders from top businesses from across the ASEAN region converged at the ASEAN Business Club (ABC) Forum 2014 on September 8 and 9 to tackle trade and industry issues and support the implementation of one ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
September 15, 2014
On the cusp of change
Scion of prominent malaysian political family set CIMB group on track to become leading financial services firm in Asia 0912-asia-P32-Interview-on-the-ceo-of-CIMB-bank Nazir Razak’s office has one of the most beautiful and serene views of Kuala Lumpur. Overlooking a sprawling public park more than 100 years old, the view offers a refreshing