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The New Silk Road Economy - Trade and Business between China and the Middle East: How can Hong Kong Businesses Benefit from these New Opportunities? |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
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12:00pm - 2:00pm |
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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, 1301 Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road, Central |
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The rise of a new Silk Road from China to the Middle East promises to be one of this century's greatest stories. It includes some of the world's largest
oil producers and wealthiest investors and is home to more than half the world's population and the majority of its Islamic population. During the luncheon, Mr. Simpfendorfer will speak about the rise of the US$10,000 billion Silk Road economy and will
address the rapid development of trade and business between China and the Middle East. He will examine the importance of oil and Islam to the Silk Road economy, and will address how the Middle East′s investors are increasingly looking for investments
opportunities in China. Mr. Simpfendorfer will also explore what the Silk Road economy will look like in a decade from now, where the opportunities lie for foreign and local companies, and what are the implications for the West.
BIOGRAPHY
Ben Simpfendorfer is Chief China Economist for the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was previously Senior China Economist for JPMorgan Chase. He has lived in Hong Kong for nearly a decade where he writes for a global investor audience. He started his career
in the Middle East and has lived in Amman, Beirut, and Damascus. He appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg, and his editorials have appeared in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune, and Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Simpfendorfer is one of the world′s leading experts on relations between China and the Middle East. He speaks Mandarin Chinese and Syrian Arabic. Every year he travels thousands of kilometers to meet with a wide range of individuals, from senior
officials in Beijing to local traders in Cairo. He reads media ranging from Chinese-language blogs to Arabic-language newspapers in order to examine the changes taking place in the Silk Road economies. He recently published a book, The New Silk Road,
that offers an unparalleled view of a rising Arab world and its strengthening relations with China.
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Prices : |
HK$180
for members
HK$230 for non-members
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The Canadian Chamber
of Commerce in
Hong Kong
Suite 1301 Kinwick Center
32 Hollywood Road
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2110 8700
Fax: (852) 2110 8701
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