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TRADE
Article
Blending Best Practices: A Four-step Guide
The founder of the Africa South East Asia Chamber of Commerce details the steps that need to be taken and looks forward to the future.
OIL AND GAS
Article
Focus on Oil and Gas
Last year the Africa South East Asia Chamber of Commerce put together a special report of the oil and gas sector in Africa, Asian engagement and opportunities it presents.
TRADE
Article
Africa-Asia Trade Finance Gap: Time to take stock
For Africa-Asia trade to evolve, we need to acknowledge and address the lack of appropriate financing in this corridor.
AFRICA
Report
Africa 2017 Forum Report
Political leaders and economic decision-makers from across Africa attended the Africa 2017 Forum in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, in December.
TRADE
Article
Africa & Asia: Bankable Partnerships
Afro-Asian ties have come of age and grown in sophistication, moving to real partnerships based on shared commercial realities.
OIL AND GAS
Report
2015 Oil and Gas Report
2015 Africa – Asia Oil and Gas Special. A report by the Africa South East Asia Chamber of Commerce.
ECONOMY
Article
Weaving an $18 bil. African 'Batik'
Business synergies are emerging between Southeast Asia and Africa, a powerful economic narrative that cannot be ignored.
INTERVIEW SERIES
INTERVIEW SERIES
Issue 4 - January 2022
Genesis Architects' Projects in Africa
Ar. Rudy Taslim, founder of Genesis Architects, shares his experiences and projects carried out in Africa and his vision for the organisation.
INTERVIEW SERIES
Issue 3 - June 2021
Strengthening Africa-Asia relations
Mr Paulo Gomes, ASEACC Advisory Board Chairman Paulo Gomes shares his vision for Africa-Asia relations.
INTERVIEW SERIES
Issue 2 - May 2021
Economic development in Africa and South East Asia
Modern research methods and empirical analysis. Insights from Dr Caroline Brassard, NUS Professor in LKYSPP
INTERVIEW SERIES
Issue 1 - February 2021
Francophone-Asia relations
Economic perspective of Francophone-Asia relations. Insights from Mr David Thornes, partner of Accuracy.
PEOPLE AND YOUTH
PEOPLE
Feature
Calendly was built out of frustration. Now the scheduling app is worth $3 billion—and the subject of a heated Twitter spat among Silicon Valley elite.
PEOPLE
Feature
Singaporean Lady Sets Up Rwanda's First Modern Poultry Farm
While there are about 200,000 Singaporeans living and working abroad, few would have considered making their mark in Rwanda.
PEOPLE
Feature
Francis Kéré Receives the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize
The 2022 laureate of architecture’s highest honor, the Pritzker Architecture Prize is Diébédo Francis Kéré, known as Francis Kéré, Burkina Faso-born architect.
PEOPLE
Feature
Zeinab Badawi has taken over from Graça Machel.
PEOPLE
Feature
Tanzanian Novelist Gurnah Wins 2021 Nobel for Depicting Impact of Colonialism, Migration
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.
ARTS AND CULTURE
AFRICAN ART
Feature
Art collectors are boosting the market for new work from the continent, with the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair that’s dedicated to Africa’s 54 countries helping to build momentum.
AFRICAN ART
Feature
OKINKA African Art Exhibition 2015
Themed Art befitting a Queen, the collection featured exquisite sculptures curated in Africa to celebrate the 50-year friendship between Singapore and Africa.