One of the Best Hotels for Conferences and Events in Kuala Lumpur
Ian Barrow, general manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur talks conferences and events.
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Ian Barrow, general manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur talks conferences and events.
Ian Barrow, general manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur talks about the dining experience in the hotel and some of the best award-winning restaurants.
Malaysia is a very important hub in Asia Pacific. We do a lot of regional conferences and so we have business coming from Singapore and from the major countries within Asia Pacific. We do get quite a lot of business out of China, Australia, Indonesia and Thailand. There is also a lot of international travel and I think that is where Malaysia has been very successful in putting itself on the map for business meetings, events and MICE tourism.
Abdul Razak bin Abdul Majid, Chairman of Energy Commission says that Malaysia offers one of the lowest rates for electricity for commercial and industrial purposes.
Mark Rozario, CEO of Agensi Inovasi Malaysia addresses the key points of the National Innovation Strategy and 6 core areas. Malaysia ranks 34th in the INSEAD Global Innovation Index.
I think Malaysia has a lot of advantages; in addition to the standard banking opportunities here, Malaysia is a center for Islamic banking, and has some of the world’s biggest Islamic banks centered here who are also lending and supported the economy in terms of SME financing, and corporate and investment banking initiatives.
With free trade, there will be the suppliers across the value chain to the finished product, which would be based in some ASEAN country chosen by the investors. ASEAN population is already the third largest in the world with over 600 million after China and India. Also, the larger ASEAN economy is worth US$ 2.4 trillion and is an upwardly mobile consumer market.