MANILA, Philippines - R. G. Manabat & Co. (RGM&Co.), the Philippine member firm of KPMG International, and the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) hosted a luncheon in honor of DOF Secretary Cesar Purisima and Malaysia’s second finance minister Dato’ Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah last May 20, 2014 at the Tower Club, Philamlife Tower, Makati City.
Giving the opening remarks during the special luncheon were BAP president Lorenzo Tan and KPMG Asia Pacific chairman Tham Sai Choy. Malaysia’s second finance minister Dato’ Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah then gave a talk on “Financial Stability in the ASEAN Economic Community†in which he noted the ASEAN’s strong growth ahead of other regions but cautioned that economic integration will have to take into consideration the different levels of economic development of the member countries. For more information on KPMG in the Philippines, visit www.kpmg.com.ph. Photos by JOEY VIDUYA