UK-ASEAN Business Council

UK- ASEAN Business Council (UKABC)
Non-profit
Headquarters Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank London SW1P 4QP,
London, United Kingdom[1]
Services Information Products
Relationship Management
Client Representation
Consulting
Website www.ukabc.com

The UK- ASEAN Business Council (UKABC) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2011. It was originally created by the UK government in order to facilitate trade and business relations between the United Kingdom and ASEAN.

The group offers support, advice and contacts for businesses in ASEAN, along with outreach activities aimed at promoting business with ASEAN.[2] They also provide structured business-to-business meetings, often with senior political and commercial decision makers, to encourage discussion and negotiation with the aim of furthering multi-national trade.

UKABC works in partnership with UK Trade & Investment.[3]

The UK-ASEAN Business Council is a sister organisation to the UK India Business Council and the China–Britain Business Council.

History

UKABC was created out of UK Trade & Investment's strategy "Britain Open for Business", was launched by Dr Vince Cable in November 2011.[2] In 2015, The UK- ASEAN Business council moved from within the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills into Millbank Tower, and became a private company.

As of January 2015, The UK- ASEAN Business Council has partnerships with UK Trade & Investment, Benoy, Diageo, Harvey Nash, HSBC, Jardines, Jaguar Land Rover, Prudential, Royal Dutch Shell, and PwC.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Homepage: UKABC". UKABC. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "UKABC - What We Do - Overview". ukabc.org.uk.
  3. ↑ "UK-ASEAN Business Council". UKTI blog.
  4. ↑ "UK- ASEAN Business Council Partners". UKABC. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
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