The DA/FNF Transportation & Mobility Summit

The FNF supported Transport and Mobility Summit on Friday 25-26 August in Port Elizabeth, South Africa received extensive media coverage over the past weekend. The Summit, which was hosted by the Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Athol Trollip, was on looking at ways to improve how the public is transported in different municipalities in a bid to improve efficiency. Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane gave the keynote address and here are some of the highlights.

Leadership requires constant tweaking

The essence of leadership does not vary - the why of connecting with people, having influence, having values and a vision always remains same, but the how and what does vary.

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The Governance of Malaysia’s State-Owned Enterprises Deserve Further Scrutiny

Vietnam Finance Ministry Proposes New Tax on Pickups

The Ministry of Finance has proposed that the Government apply a special consumption tax on pickups to be set at 60 percent of the tax on cars with nine seats or less with similar engine displacement, a move that would sharply increase their costs.

FIEs’ Ups and Downs Affect Vietnam’s Economic Index

Vietnamese economy is so reliant on the foreign-invested economic sector that any  change in foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) can affect economic indexes.

VCCI: Half of Private Firms Take Loans for Operation

Local private enterprises have improved their productions and operations, but half of them still must take operational and production loans, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

More freedom means more innovation

Drivers of Innovation podcast series explores stories where innovation means more than introducing new technology.

Missing Links in Vietnam’s Participation in Global Value Chain

Government efforts to improve the business and investment climate in Vietnam have provided Vietnamese firms with an array of favorable conditions to participate in the global value chain...

Human Rights AND Business? “It’s possible!” – Markus Loening

Co-organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF),German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI), German Embassy and the German Club, the Economic Forum on Role of Business in Society: Trends in Germany

Activating Truth in the Philippines

“[We] believe that uncomfortable questions must be asked in a free country,” Markus Loening, renowned Human Rights defender, staunchly stated during his visit to the Philippines on 18-23 July 2017.