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ASEAN Business Webinar - Opportunities in Malaysia with EY & MIDA

Dear CBI Members & Partners,

We are delighted to invite you to join an exclusive webinar this Thursday 16th July from 1300-1400 (UK) 2000-2100 (MY) in association with CBI member EY and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA).

Registration and joining instructions can be found in the attached below.

Download EY Asean Tax webcast - Global investment strategy on relocation and expansion exploring the Asean business landscape with a special focus on Malaysia

Background:

With every crisis lies new opportunities. Join us at our webcast on Thursday, 16 July 2020, as we discuss the current business landscape in ASEAN, with a special focus on Malaysia and her recently unveiled Short-term Economic Recovery Plan (“Plan”). Key amongst the proposals announced under this Plan are a number of generous incentive packages aimed at encouraging foreign manufacturing companies to relocate their overseas facilities to Malaysia.

We are honoured to have Dato' Azman Mahmud, Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (“MIDA”) join us in this session. Dato' Azman has extensive experience in promotion strategy for the manufacturing and services sectors and has played a significant role in attracting investments into Malaysia during his 30 years of service with MIDA. He will be able to provide practical and valuable insights from the perspective of an investment authority.

Don’t miss this 60-minute session that aims to provide you with insights and practical action steps to help you navigate these unprecedented times, and thrive beyond.

EY & CMAA launch 6th edition of China Go Abroad

EY and the China Mergers & Acquisitions Association (CMAA) jointly released the 6th issue of EY’s China outbound investment report China Go Abroad: Strategic collaboration – How inclusive management helps Chinese enterprises win overseas.

The report points out that China’s outbound investment slowed down in H12017, while Chinese companies going abroad became more rational and further optimized their investment structure. EY remains positive about China’s outbound investment over the long term and predicts that China’s outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows will surpass those of the US in the next decade.

The report finds that cultural integration is the biggest challenge faced by Chinese companies when they are operating abroad, followed by strategic alignment and local talent acquisition and retention.

EY suggests that Chinese companies should focus more on post-investment integration, leverage the synergies generated from mergers and acquisitions (M&As), develop talent management program for inclusive development and create a diverse business environment to build mutual understanding and develop mutual respect for people with different cultural backgrounds.

Please read more here. The Chinese-language report can be accessed here.

Celebrating CBI Member Success in China June 2016

 

 

Please find a summary of our members' successes for June for your reference.  

• British Airways
• British Film Institute
• Deloitte
• DLA Piper
• EY
• Gatwick Airport
• Harvey Nash
• Heathrow Airport
• HSBC
• Huawei
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• London Taxi Company
• Manchester Airports Group
• Mott MacDonald
• Pinsent Masons
• PwC
• Rolls-Royce
• Royal Mail Group
• Simmons & Simmons
• University of Birmingham
• University of Nottingham

Download CBI China, Celebrating CBI member success in China, June 2016

Myanmar - PwC Doing Business Guide & CBI Myanmar Summary

 

China Direct will be focusing on the ASEAN region through 2016 in order to provide additional business intelligence and support to its China and regionally based CBI members. This exciting new initiative has already begun to build links with CBI members in Thailand and will be linking in to other markets shortly.

Please find PwC's Myanmar Business Guide and the CBI Beijing office's Myanmar Business Overview below for your reference.

Download PwC, Myanmar Business Guide, July 2015

Download CBI China, Myanmar Briefing, December 2015.docx

 

CBI Member China Successes September 2015

 

Dear CBI members and partners,

Please find our monthly members success summary for September 2015 attached below for your review.

Members mentioned include:

• Airbus
• Baker & McKenzie
• Benoy
• Bentley Motors
• Boeing
• BP
• British Airways
• British Film Institute
• Deloitte
• Diageo
• EY
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• Imperial College London
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• Linklaters
• PwC
• Rolls-Royce
• Shell
• Simmons & Simmons
• Standard Chartered
• Starbucks Coffee Company
• UBM
• University of Birmingham
• University of Nottingham
• University of Sheffield

Download CBI China, Celebrating CBI Member Success in China, September 2015

CBI Member China Successes July 2015

Dear CBI members and partners,

Please find attached the CBI Member China Success Summary for July 2015.

Companies mentioned include:

 

• ABB
• Airbus
• Allen & Overy
• American International Group
• Arup
• Atkins
• BASF
• Benoy
• BMW Group
• Boeing
• BP
• British Airways
• Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
• Clifford Chance
• Cranswick
• De Montfort University
• DHL
• DLA Piper
• EY
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• GE
• GKN
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Hewlett-Packard
• HSBC
• Huawei
• InterContinental Hotels Group
• Jaguar Land Rover
• J.P. Morgan
• KAL ATM Software
• King’s College London
• KPMG
• Linklaters
• London Stock Exchange Group
• L’Oréal
• Marks & Spencer
• Northumbria University
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Pearson
• Pinewood Group
• Philips
• PwC
• Royal Mail Group
• Rolls-Royce
• Shell
• Siemens
• Starbucks Coffee Company
• Ted Baker
• UBM
• Unilever
• UPS
• University of Birmingham
• University of Liverpool
• University of Nottingham
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Surrey
• Virgin Atlantic
• Willis Group
• WPP

Download CBI China, Celebrating CBI member success in China, July 2015

CBI Member Successes in China - Snapshot of Year of the The Horse

 

Dear CBI members and strategic partners,

China Direct would like to share with you a snapshot of CBI members' successes in China through 2014. We hope that you found our new format easy to use, visual and informative and wish you all every success for the forthcoming year of the sheep.

Please do keep sending us your updates and press releases so that your business can also be highlighted in 2015.

Thank you.

Download CBI Beijing, Member Milestones in China, 2014

CBI's Annual Conference Webcast - Date for your diaries Mon 10 Nov

 

Dear CBI Members and Strategic Partners,

The CBI will be holding its annual conference in London next Monday 10th Nov.

The theme of the Conference is: "Growth for all, new jobs, new ambitions"

The programme can be accessed here and speakers' profiles here .

If you wish to watch any of the debates either in real time or on-demand (due to the +8 time difference) please register here. The web-cast is free and open to all.

Our sincere thanks to Strategic Partners EY and Hays and corporate partners BAE Systems, Barclays, JLL and Ricoh for supporting the 2014 CBI Annual Conference.

Thank You.

 

Celebrating CBI Member Success in China April 2014

 

A number of CBI members were busy raising their profile in China this April, engaging in many exciting activities across a wide range of industries.

Please click here to access our latest briefing, which highlights the recent successes of 33 CBI members.

• Alstom
• Arup
• Atkins
• BBC
• Benoy
• Bentley Motors
• BMW Group
• British Airways
• The British Film Institute
• Bupa
• Burberry
• The Coca-Cola Company
• EY
• Ford Motor Company
• Gatwick Airport
• Heathrow Airport Limited
• HSBC
• Huawei
• Hytera
• Jaguar Land Rover
• Jones Lang LaSalle
• Kingfisher
• L’Oréal
• Marks & Spencer
• Mott MacDonald
• Prudential
• Rolls-Royce
• The Royal Bank of Scotland
• Starbucks Coffee Company
• UBM
• The University of Nottingham
• Vodafone
• WPP

EY chosen as Hong Kong's most attractive employer

 

CBI member EY recently announced that it had been chosen by business undergraduates in Hong Kong as the most attractive employer, according to global employer branding consultancy Universum's Hong Kong Top 100 IDEAL Employers 2014.

EY regularly connects with university students in Hong Kong. Its signature campus programme, EY Academy, is a structured three-year programme designed to provide local university undergraduates the ultimate EY experience through mentoring, training, teaming, networking, and internships in EY's Hong Kong and mainland China offices.

Agnes Chan, Hong Kong and Macau Managing Partner of EY, said, "I am pleased and honoured that local young talent has such a high regard for EY as a potential employer. This speaks volumes about the attractiveness of the professional services sector and particularly about EY as a global organization focused on investing in the learning and development of our people."

She also said, "I believe EY's purpose - building a better working world - resonates with students in Hong Kong. At EY, we are committed to developing future leaders who are not only capable of achieving business success but also care for our community and environment. Through our campus activities, we get a clear message from Hong Kong's future talent that they want to make a real difference in their community and change the world for the better."

Please click here to read the full press release by EY.