Trade & investment
Quiet confidence as Asia confronts the climate crisis, AI governance, financing energy shifts and more: Boao Forum 2024
29 April 2024
Boao hosted its 23rd annual forum for Asia from 26-29 March.
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Chasing investment opportunities in Southeast Asia: What does the ASEAN-Australia Summit 2024 mean for super funds?
6 March 2024
Nicola Yeomans shares insights on the significance of the ASEAN-Australia Summit 2024 and investment opportunities for superannuation funds, on the sidelines of discussions with business leaders at the seminal event.
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‘Think global, think long-term, think big’: update on the Boao Forum and a new ‘green’ globalisation
31 March 2023
The 2023 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) marks the first time the event has been held in-person for three years.
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‘Asia’s Davos’: What you need to know about the Boao Forum and its drive for certainty
27 March 2023
Industry and political leaders from 28 countries will attend the 2023 Boao Forum, from Australia to Vietnam.
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Indonesia’s coal-fired power plants to trade carbon – the latest Southeast Asia milestone
6 March 2023
Southeast Asia’s net zero transition achieved another milestone after Indonesia launched the initial phase of its mandatory carbon trading scheme covering coal-fired power plants.
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‘Bright stars’ for businesses and banks targeting net zero: building a transparent and credible path (and avoiding greenwashing)
27 February 2023
The risks of greenwashing continue to accelerate and spread – most recently reaching the director level in (strongly contested) allegations set out in a world-first litigation action.
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Hong Kong’s attractiveness as a financial centre and arbitral seat: Taking part in the Asian Academy of International Law’s “Why Hong Kong” Series
2 June 2021
I was very honoured to have been invited by Hong Kong’s Department of Justice and the Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL) to speak recently in several of their “Why Hong Kong?” seminars. These were designed to answer concerns about investing in Hong Kong in light of recent public criticisms. In particular, there had been suggestions in the world’s press that businesses were starting to move their investments away from Hong Kong and were preferring to draft dispute resolution clauses so as to avoid Hong Kong arbitration.
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