07 March, 2016
As appeared in Bloomberg

Senior Fellow of the CIMB ASEAN Research Institute Pauline Loong spoke on Bloomberg about the big gap in China’s policy blueprint for the next five years. She pointed out that notably missing from the outline of China’s Five Year Plan is any mention of strategies to deal with possible large-scale capital outflows once the currency barrier is dismantled, as envisioned in the push for renminbi globalization.

 

Regional bloc poised for further benefits

15 September, 2014
By China Daily- Asia Weekly |

Focus: ASEAN Business Club Forum ASEAN grouping should take advantage of China’s growing needs in agriculture, healthcare and finance sectors China’s two-way investment with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been on

Unlocking private sector potential

15 September, 2014
By China Daily- Asia Weekly |

Focus: ASEAN Business Club Forum Be it in China or in ASEAN, businesses can play an even bigger role in driving future growth While China may have been catching up with some of the

On the cusp of change

15 September, 2014
By China Daily- Asia Weekly |

Scion of prominent malaysian political family set CIMB group on track to become leading financial services firm in Asia Nazir Razak’s office has one of the most beautiful and serene views of Kuala Lumpur.

Launch of Lifting-The-Barriers Reports 2013

19 March, 2014
By CARI | Source: CARI - CIMB ASEAN Research Institute

The ASEAN Business Club (ABC) launched the Lifting-The-Barriers (LTB) Reports on the 29th November 2013. This concludes the final phase of the LTB Initiative for the calendar year 2013. The six reports outlined the

Keynote Address By H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN

5 December, 2013
Source: CARI - CIMB ASEAN Research Institute

Keynote Address By H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN at the Launch of the Lifting-The-Barriers Reports – Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak, Group Chief Executive – CIMB Group, Co-Chair of ASEAN Business Club, Malaysia

Asean can’t afford to let AEC fall flat

4 December, 2013
By The Malaysian Insider | Source: Jakarta Globe

The 21st century has been described as the Pacific century as the economic centre of gravity shifts east. The rise of China coupled with the strong growth of India and the nations that form

ASEAN Launches Lifting-The-Barriers Report

4 December, 2013
By Tempo.Co |

Jakarta – In a bid to support the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015, the ASEAN Business Club (ABC) had just launched the ‘Lifting-the-Barriers Report’ at the Grand Hyatt on Friday, November 29, 2013. Focusing

ASEAN Tak Butuh Mata Uang Tunggal

4 December, 2013
By Liputan 6 |

Jakarta : Pelemahan nilai tukar mata uang sejumlah negara Asia Tenggara dalam beberapa bulan terakhir tak cukup kuat menjadi alasan berlakunya mata uang tunggal ASEAN. Apalagi jika mata uang yang dibuat dimaksudkan untuk menandingi

6 Sektor Ini Harus Dijaga agar ASEAN Lolos dari Krisis Global

4 December, 2013
By Berita Satu |

Jakarta – ASEAN Business Club menyatakan, ada enam sektor di ASEAN yang patut dijaga kestabilannya di tengah tekanan krisis global. Sektor perbankan merupakan salah satu sektor yang sangat rentan terhadap perubahan khususnya kondisi perekonomian