Planning for 2024? Here’s what you need to know
Taimur Baig, Chief Economist, DBS Bank and Honorary Advisor, Global CFO Network

Did anyone say ‘Black Swan’? With these ‘unpredictable’ macro events becoming … predictable, it’s time to start thinking about what we can expect in a macroeconomic sense from 2024, in what has long been one of the world’s more turbulent regions. China looms large in the thinking of many CFOs. Why is the Chinese Government not stimulating the economy in the way many multinational companies expected? What is the long-term impact of the real estate and construction crisis? And what are the implications of the high youth unemployment rate? On a global level, will the US presidential elections spark more uncertainty in the world’s largest economy? Meanwhile Southeast Asia is home to numerous promising markets, and it’s timely to examine what we can expect closer to home. We’re excited to be joined for this discussion by DBS Bank Chief Economist and Global CFO Network Honorary Advisor Taimur Baig. Taimur is one of the region’s most respected economists and thinkers, host of the popular podcast Kopi Time, and a former IMF economist who leads macroeconomic research for DBS.

How the US sees the Asia Pacific region
Casey Mace, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States

The Asia Pacific region is more important than ever to global powers. As the US and China posit competing ideologies and systems, Asian nations are increasingly being called on to align with one or the other. Is there still a viable third way? Can the nations of Asia continue to manage peaceful and profitable relationships will all major powers? These are two critical questions for multinationals operating in the region. Join the Global CFO Network as we explore how the US sees the Asia Pacific, and better understand the vision it has for the region’s future. For this discussion, we’ll be joined by US Deputy Chief of Mission Casey Mace, a career foreign service officers whose prior roles include working on the National Security Council staff as principal Southeast Asia advisor to Presidents Obama and Trump, with prior postings in Jakarta, and as Political Unit Chief of the State Department’s China office.

Members may attend with a member of their Finance team. Luncheon and light refreshments will be served.