Author Archives: UK-ASEAN Business Council

Proposal of a common visa for non-ASEAN nationals

Posted on May 14, 2013 by UK-ASEAN Business Council

Leaders of the ASEAN countries pressed forward with their proposal for a common visa for non-ASEAN nationals during the 22nd ASEAN Summit held in Brunei from 24-25 April 2013. The visa will facilitate greater business mobility and tourism within the … Continue reading →

Investing in Indonesia: Opportunities and Challenges

Posted on February 28, 2013 by UK-ASEAN Business Council

On 15 February the UKABC held a small roundtable with Dr. Chatib Basri, Chairman of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). This gave a small number of companies the opportunity to discuss issues around the Indonesian regulatory and investment environment. … Continue reading →

A dialogue with Vietnam in a “breakthrough year”

Posted on January 30, 2013 by UK-ASEAN Business Council

On 23 January the City of London, in cooperation with the UK ASEAN Business Council (UKABC), hosted a delegation of Ministers and senior officials who were accompanying General Secretary HE Mr Nguyen Phu Trong on his first official visit to the … Continue reading →

UKABC: Exploring Opportunities in ASEAN

Posted on December 11, 2012 by UK-ASEAN Business Council

  Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of making my first UKABC trip to ASEAN, where I stopped off in Hanoi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. By the end of the week of meetings with UKTI and FCO colleagues, … Continue reading →

Engaging with Indonesia

Posted on November 29, 2012 by UK-ASEAN Business Council

We’ve had a very exciting few weeks at the UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC), with the end of October seeing us working on the State Visit to the UK of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. … Continue reading →

A Practical Toolkit for Doing Business in South East Asia

Posted on November 22, 2012 by UK-ASEAN Business Council

Thank you to the Senior UKTI diplomats and UK businesses for helping us to implement a well received event, with a successful turnout of over 200 attendees.  We had marvellous line-up of speakers, ranging from Lord Green, John Murton from … Continue reading →