Dear Friends & Colleagues,
Welcome to our latest Asia-Pacific trade and investment updates! Discover the upcoming 2024 ASEAN Investment Forum in Lao PDR and essential articles on current trends. We also highlight recent and forthcoming capacity-building programs supporting government and private sector development across Asia.
ASEAN Investment Forum, October 7th, Vientiane, Laos
In partnership with The ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Investment, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Lao PDR, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), registrations are open for the 2024 ASEAN Investment Forum, October 7, 2024, in Lao PDR. This event marks the beginning of the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit from October 7-11 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Join us along with Ministers, Policymakers, Investment Promotion Agencies, Business Leaders, and International Investor Communities from around the world to focus on trade and investment in ASEAN.
📌 REGISTER NOW - Email me for program details.
8 Must-Read Trade & Investment Articles and Resources
Stay informed with our curated list of essential insights for the APAC FDI, Trade & Investment Community:
Capacity Building & Private Sector Development Programs
2024 has been a busy year for us, delivering programs across the APAC region as part our role with the Trade, Investment, and Innovation team at United Nations ESCAP. We have supported government and private sector trade and investment development programs in Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, ensuring practical support and follow-up on implementation to facilitate investment delivery.
Upcoming Events
· Malaysian Digital FDI Value Propositions, Investor Attraction and Targeting Workshop, August 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
In collaboration with the United Nations ESCAP and Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), we are excited to lead the second capacity-building workshop for Malaysian Sub-Regional IPAs to support digital FDI in the development of investor attraction, targeting and development of value propositions.
We led a two-day workshop in Baku with leading ICT companies from Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Turkey, focusing on internationalization, market access, investor targeting, and investor value propositions. The program was developed as a collaboration between the United Nations ESCAP, 4SİM Azərbaycan / C4IR Azerbaijan, AZPROMO, and the World Economic Forum
We were delighted to moderate a public-private digitalization workshop on evaluating SIRI for manufacturing enterprises, as part of a collaboration with the United Nations ESCAP, 4SİM Azərbaycan / C4IR Azerbaijan, AZPROMO, and the World Economic Forum in delivering this program.
· Maximizing Export Readiness and FDI: Empowering Sri Lankan ICT Companies for Global Growth, Private Sector MSME Workshop, May 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka:
In partnership with the United Nations ESCAP, KW Group led the second Sri Lanka-specific private sector development program training 11 top ICT companies on enhancing export readiness, market access, and FDI strategies for the second of our programs in partnership with BOI Sri Lanka
KW Group Co-founder Michelle Wong moderated the recent United Nations ESCAP Feminist Finance Forum 24, focusing on advancing gender-driven FDI in APAC, a packed house discussing new initiatives to drive gender equality through trade and investment, culminating in the launch of the Gender Pledge for APAC Investment Promotion Agencies.
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For details on upcoming event programs, capacity development, and regional FDI support please email me at andrewk@kwconfex.com
Best Regards,
Managing Partner, KW Group
Consultant, Trade, Investment & Innovation, United Nations ESCAP
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