Roundtable with Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Thailand, Myanmar and Brunei

Join us for our next Trade Envoy Roundtable where we will be joined by Mark Garnier the Trade Envoy to Thailand, Myanmar and Brunei. As South-East Asia’s growing political, economic and strategic significance makes it ever more relevant to the UK’s prosperity and security interests so these export markets increase in importance for UK plc

By 2030, 66% of the global middle class will be in Asia and will drive further economic growth in region as has been seen everywhere else in the world throughout history. Rapid economic growth is the clearest manifestation of South East Asia’s development, but continuing prosperity needs to be underpinned by regional stability and security. Something that does still provide a challenge in the region.

Despite relative uncertainty and a global pandemic total trade with Thailand alone was worth over £5 billion last year, and there are further opportunities for UK plc.

While Myanmar and Brunei represent two investment destinations with the most potential, with youthful and large populations and an abundance of natural resources they represent two of the few remaining frontier markets for the UK to break down barriers with.

We have organised this latest in a series of “members only” private round-table webinars to give members the opportunity to engage with Trade Envoys in a closed roundtable discussion. The event format enables members to brief the Trade Envoys on some of their current priorities in the specific countries/region, the ease of doing business and some of the challenges encountered. The Trade Envoy will also share their insights and experiences on their markets of responsibility, including key opportunities and potential G2G engagement plans which may be of interest. 

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