How was the initiative launched and endorsed?

United World is producing one of the most challenging projects ever published in this field. It will initially cover six of the major countries in the region, studying their differences and similarities, finding the synergies, the strengths and the opportunities that the financial sector has to offer in order to portray the region as a major force.

After an initial four months of research and preparation, the project was launched in March, with endorsements from the following associations:

H.E. Ong Keng Yong
Secretary General
ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Dr. Subarjo Joyosumarto
Executive Director
SEACEN - The South East Asian Central Banks Research and Training Centre

Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco,
Former Chairman of the Board
Asian Bankers Association

Mr. Tay Kah Chye
ASEAN Bankers Association

Mr. Octavio B. Peralta
Secretary General
Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP)

Governor Rafael B. Buenaventura
Governor
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas