We hope you are all well & you had the chance to join at the Startup Impact Summit, held a few weeks ago. This summit, which was part of the Start Me Up Hong Kong Festival 2020, has been a tremendous success thanks to many of you. If you haven’t already, feel free to re-watch the talks from 274…
Our corporate member Liege Airport has become the new European Hub of AirBridgeCargo. This concentration is coupled with running a large warehouse for fast and efficient throughput and handling services. The facility, a cornerstone in ABC’s EU strategy, went online 1 September, following tests lasting several months. Next, the number of freighter services will…
Our colleagues at the European Chamber of Commerce sent out their weekly newsletter earlier today with several interesting news items. Click here to see the online version of their newsletter.
Our corporate member ING Bank kindly invites the BLCC membership to a free and very interesting webinar coming up on Thursday 17 September starting right after lunch at 2.30pm HKT. What to expect after the US elections?The US elections are just a weeks away. How are they likely to shape the global economy & Asia’s in particular?Find both…
Our corporate member Asia-Euro Consultancy acted as advisor in a recently concluded Series C investment agreement CR-CP Life Science Fund in ReViral Ltd. Asia-Euro Consultancy was elemental in providing guidance to the joint sponsors in the fund, China Resources Group (the CR part in the fund name) and Charoen Pokphand Group (CP). The Fund invests…
BLCC Gold Sponsor & member Ageas has announced that it has concluded an agreement with China Taiping Insurance Holdings (CTIH) to subscribe to a capital increase of its wholly controlled subsidiary Taiping Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (TPRe) for a total consideration of HKD 3,100 million (around €340 million). With this transaction, Ageas reinforces its strong long-term…
In the continued fight against Covid-19, Hong Kong’s Universal Community Testing Programme will start tomorrow 1 September. Would you like to get tested? That’s possible, simply go to the designated website (click) to register yourself and/or your family using your HKID numbers. The service is free but one-off.
Our BLCC Corporate Member PALO IT, a global innovation consultancy and Agile software development company, has announced it’s become a certified B Corporation. As the first technology company in Hong Kong to attain certification, the achievement marks a milestone for the industry in the region. Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement of…
From 1 August 2020 onward the Belgian Public Health Department requires anyone traveling to Belgium & staying there longer than 48 hours, to fill in the Public Health Passenger Locator Form. More information about this process and ways to fill in the form can be found here (click). Anyone arriving to Belgium by airplane or…
The European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (EuroCham) is pleased to announce the publication of its latest Asset Management Paper 2020 which has been prepared by Eurocham’s Financial Services Business Council (FSBC), with contributions from the industry. With two of our BLCC members being part of the FSBC, we are especially proud to bring you…
