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7 February 2012 Confidence in Asia Suffering? United States

Alan Zafran, a member of YPO Global One Chapter and managing partner at Luminous Capital, speaks to CNBC about the January 2012 YPO Global Pulse results, the decrease of confidence in Asia and growing confidence in the United States.

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14 February 2012 2,000 Expected at First YPO Summit to be held in Asia Southeast Asia

The Business Times reports about YPO’s 2012 Global Leadership Summit, held in Singapore 28 February – 1 March. Speakers at the Summit include Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Eduardo Saverin co-founder of Facebook; Stephen Attenborough of Virgin Galactic; and Noble Peace Prize Winner Mohammed Yunus.

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29 February 2012 Greece is Already in Default Southeast Asia

Anastasios Economou, founder of iGroup and member of the YPO Aegean Macedonia Chapter, speaks to CNBC about the situation in Greece at the 2012 YPO Global Leadership Summit in Singapore.

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29 February 2012 Tight Labor Market in China Driving Wages Higher Southeast Asia

Armin Struckmeier, CEO of Novatex Germany and a member of the YPO Greater Europe Chapter, and Bill Nankivell, CEO of B+H and member of the YPO Ontario Chapter, speak to CNBC Asia about the changing labor environment in China and the challenges their businesses face.

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29 February China to Drive Asian Luxury Good Consumption Southeast Asia

Ravi Thakran, group president – South Asia, Southeast Asia and Middle East for LVMH Group and a member of the YPO Singapore Chapter, expects China to drive demand for luxury goods in this region.

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29 February 2012 Challenges in Investing in Myanmar Southeast Asia

Thadoe Hein, managing director at Myanmar Awba Group and member of YPO Singapore Chapter, and Pascal Gerken, CEO of Gerken and member of the YPO Brussels Chapter, shared their views on the obstacles investors face when investing in Myanmar to CNBC Asia at the YPO Global Leadership Summit in Singapore.

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29 February 2012 Bullish on Middle East Consumer, Infrastructure Plays Southeast Asia

Marwan Elaraby, managing director of Citadel Capital and a member of the YPO Cairo Chapter, speaks to CNBC Asia about the size of Middle Eastern markets and how the region is a good investment opportunity at the 2012 YPO Global Leadership Summit in Singapore.

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29 February 2012 Investing in Mongolia's Mining Boom Southeast Asia

Members of the new YPO Mongolia Chapter — Gan-Ochir Zunduisuren, the managing director of Blue Sky Minerals, and Otgonbat Sedbazar, chairman of Ottegen Holding — discuss the current investing opportunities in Mongolia with CNBC Asia at the 2012 Global Leadership Summit in Singapore.

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