ASEAN Economic Recovery via Pump Priming Infrastructure

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant social and economic effects across the world. Lockdowns and infections have affected the supply and demand channels of domestic economies. The uncertainty over the pandemic’s path, duration, and impact could result in a vicious cycle where reduced business and consumer confidence, in turn, increases job losses. The sustained recovery of economic activities in ASEAN requires a successful containment of COVID-19.

Understanding Cryptocurrency

Amidst rapidly expanding global digitalisation, one of the commonly asked questions is, “Do you invest in cryptocurrencies?”. Now you may ask, what is cryptocurrency? A cryptocurrency is a type of digital asset based on a network that is widely distributed across computers. This decentralised structure allows them to exist outside the control of governments and central authorities.

Project: Development Management For Retail Mall

The client is a JV Company between an Investment Fund and a professional asset management company. In order to fulfill its high requirement on stakeholder's return, the project team had to comply and satisfy the requirements of both JV partners in the delivery of the project especially the financial parameters of the project feasibility. As the tenancy spaces were progressively leased, the tenant requirements had to be incorporated during construction which resulted in various coordination issues and budget constraints.

27Group September Events

Our Rebuilding Humanity Forum jointly organised with TSA was held on 9th September 2021. It touched on the issue of sustainability and digitalisation in the transportation and building industry, as well as some of the key challenges in wanting to adopt it in a post-pandemic world. Some of the biggest challenges include strong organisational reluctance to change and cost control.

“We need to start with a vision of what you are trying to achieve and build a framework of guiding principles and clear objectives.” - Ian Ward.

On 21st September 2021, Girish was invited to speak as a panellist at a webinar titled “A Wake Up Call For Malaysian Businesses, The necessity for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Policies” organised by the MABC (Malaysian Australia Business Council) on why good governance is critical in improving the Malaysian business environment in terms of competitiveness and overall economic performance.

“We (Malaysia) do not have the cheapest corporate tax rate out there.” - Girish Ramachandran.

RH Forum: Avoiding Disputes via Managing your Project Risk

When it comes to projects and project management, there are always vital questions to ask and certain factors to consider before getting started on one, especially in terms of project risks. Every project has its different benefits and risks, which is why it is critical for both project managers and team members to be familiar with them. Some of the most common project risks include communication risk, cost risks, technological risks, external hazard risks and reworking. According to Arcadis' 11th annual Global Construction Disputes Report 2021, the average value of global disputes saw a dramatic increase from $30.7 million in 2019 to $54.26 million in 2020. Meanwhile, the global average duration of disputes stood at 13.4 months in 2020, compared to 15 months in 2019.

Join Dato’ Robert Teo, John Cock and Shaun Kumar as they take us through these issues. This forum will not only examine the real life case studies in detail, but also explore and address the most common issues and risks in business projects.

Ireaneus Vincent is a Principal Advisor for 27Projects who has over 3 decades of experience working in the Construction & Real Estate Industry and has worked on several major prestigious projects in Malaysia, the UK, United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and India.

He is a keen team player with a diverse set of project management skills and has demonstrated great ability to lead teams of multinationals successfully through various challenging projects.

Do you feel productive working from home?
No, too many distractions.

Where do you plan to go for your 1st overseas holiday destination once the borders are opened?
Italy.

What is the 1 thing you cannot live without?
Family.

Would you prefer to have Nasi Lemak or Satay?
Nasi Lemak.

What Rebuilding Humanity project that you would like to work on next?
Homes for the less fortunate.

What are your daily rituals that keeps you zen?
Exercise and first cup of coffee.

What is the 1 most fun childhood memory you have?
Christmas family gatherings.

What was the worst advice given to you whilst growing up?
Sports can wait, studies more important.

What is the one thing about yourself people don’t know about?
The number of countries I have visited.

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