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APCAC Award Highlights US - Asia Business Development

6/29/2017

Harvey Goldstein, an American businessman with decades of experience working in Southeast Asia, currently heads PT Harvest International Indonesia as its president director. In addition to his work with that consulting and development company, Harvey Goldstein is a past chairman of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC), which he assisted in developing into a major driver of economic growth and business networking opportunities throughout the region. In 1986, the same year Mr. Goldstein became its president, the organization initiated its annual APCAC Award.

Today, APCAC continues this tradition by presenting the award each year at its Washington, DC policy conference. The men and women distinguished by their receipt of the award are noted for their accomplishments in building stronger economic relationships between the United States and the Asia-Pacific region. Over the years, honorees have included then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who received the award in 2012 along with U.S. Chamber of Commerce president Thomas Donohue.

In 2015, the individuals so honored included Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-Louisiana), Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon). The inclusion of these prominent figures among the APCAC Award’s honorees underscores the bipartisan nature of global economic development.

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Helps Gifted Students

6/23/2017

Harvey Goldstein, an American who has achieved prominence in business and philanthropic work in Southeast Asia, currently heads PT Harvest International Indonesia. Reflecting his focus on charitable activities in the field of education, Harvey Goldstein serves as chair of the Southeast Asia Advisory Group of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.

The Johns Hopkins University holds a prominent place among the world’s leading research universities. It has never wavered from its commitment to enabling its students and faculty to explore the full range of learning opportunities in multiple fields. Under the direction of President Ronald J. Daniels, the school has increased investment in interdisciplinary cooperation and community responsiveness through its long-range planning.

For close to 40 years, Johns Hopkins has hosted an intensive summer learning experience to provide enrichment to highly gifted elementary, middle, and high school students. Through their experiences at the Center for Talented Youth, students grow academically and socially.

Each three-week program at the center immerses students in a particular subject taught above grade level, and offers low student-to-teacher ratios. Follow-up has shown that participants gain significantly in topic knowledge and ability to achieve higher SAT scores. Meeting other exceptionally gifted young people provides the added benefit of broadening peer groups and instilling greater self-confidence.

In 2017, President Daniels awarded Mr. Goldstein a Certificate of International Leadership and Service, recognizing his sponsorship of Singaporean students at CTY.

JHU Center For Talented Youth’s Groundbreaking Educational Program

5/16/2017

Harvey Goldstein, an American businessman residing in Singapore, has spearheaded foreign direct investment projects that have enabled growth in Indonesia and Southeast Asia’s emerging markets for more than four decades. Possessing a keen interest in education, Harvey Goldstein and his wife started a scholarship program to provide exemplary Singaporean students from low-income backgrounds with full scholarships to attend the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY).

The CTY program has its roots in the 1970s, with psychologist Julian Stanley’s groundbreaking work at JHU focused on academically advanced middle school students. Operating as a nonprofit, the center holds an annual Talent Search and brings together creative young minds from diverse backgrounds in shared learning endeavors. At the same time, students’ performance is evaluated and measured within an academic research setting.

The executive director of CTY, Elaine Hansen, recently wrote for the Baltimore Sun about education’s shifting priorities as grit, or the ability to persevere in the long term, becomes increasingly recognized as an attribute of success. According to this metric, sustained effort is a major contributor to overall success. While grit is often inversely correlated with innate talent, Ms. Hansen notes that engaging the grit part of students’ psyche requires asking them to actively think about why they are engaging in activities and what they have achieved thus far.

The World Bank - Guiding Private Investment Around Development Goals

5/3/2017

An accomplished American businessman, Harvey Goldstein is the chairman of Harvest International Inc., headquartered in Indonesia. Over the course of more than 30 years, he has helped to facilitate major private foreign investments in the emerging Southeast Asian region, including the multibillion-dollar Exxon Natuna LNG project in Indonesia in the 1990s. Harvey Goldstein has also worked with global financial entities such as the World Bank, the largest development institution in the world.

Founded in 1944 to assist countries ruined by World War II, the World Bank has grown in scope and now focuses on eradicating poverty and raising the prosperity of the world’s poorest people. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, in a speech delivered in April 2017 at the London School of Economics, stated the need for a new approach to development finance.

The entire finance development system should look for innovative ways to encourage private investment in development projects which can provide commercial returns while also benefiting all stakeholders. Reforms must be introduced to not only reduce the risk of individual projects, but also to reduce the risk to entire countries while making projects commercially viable. There will still be projects, though, that cannot work under commercial terms and that will require concessional financing.

UWCSEA Students Outscore International Counterparts in IB Program

4/12/2017

Drawing on nearly five decades of experience in Southeast Asia, Harvey Goldstein presides over PT Harvest International in Indonesia and Business-Link Consultancy PTE LTD in Singapore. Alongside his presence in Indonesia and Singapore, Harvey Goldstein advocates for education as a supporter of the United World College of South East Asia.

The United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) is a leading international school located in Singapore. Founded in 1971, it educates more than 5,000 K-12 students from varied backgrounds across its two campuses.

Among its educational offerings, the school awards a diploma in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, a challenging course of study in which students develop the skills and knowledge necessary for success in a globalized world. In 2016, 500 UWCSEA students were enrolled in the program. Outscoring their counterparts in other schools worldwide, UWCSEA achieved an average 99 percent pass rate, a significantly higher rate than the 80.8 percent international average.

Harvey Goldstein Offers Scholarships to Singaporean Students

3/8/2017

American businessman Harvey Goldstein leads both PT Harvest International Indonesia and Business-Link Consultancy in Singapore. Alongside his commitment to international finance in Indonesia, Harvey Goldstein invests in educational opportunities locally. He and his wife recently established a scholarship fund for local Singaporean students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are admitted to the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY).

Each year, the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth offers summer and online programs for exceptional students. Participating K-12 students are admitted based on their standardized test scores. The scholarship provides travel to the United States, tuition, and room and board for Singapore-based students.

The Center for Talented Youth has produced a wealth of notable alumni throughout the years, and many of its former participants have contributed to the fields of robotics, math, and science. Eleven year old Emma Yang recently used the skills she learned at CTY to create an app for people who live with Alzheimer's. Inspired by her own grandmother's experience, she developed a facial recognition tool, allowing patients to scan and quickly identify the people around them. Emma hopes to have her app “Timeless” available for download soon.

Foreign Direct Investment and Its Many Advantages

12/13/2016

A US-educated business professional with strong ties to Indonesia and other foreign countries, Harvey Goldstein currently serves as president of Indonesia’s PT Harvest International and director of Singapore’s Business-Link Consultancy. Harvey Goldstein advises clients in the field of foreign direct investment as part of his professional duties.

Investopedia defines foreign direct investment (FDI) as any investment that a company or entity based in one country makes into a company or entity based in another country. FDIs differ significantly from indirect foreign investments, such as portfolio flows, which involve the purchase of equities that are listed on a nation's stock exchange.

Investors who choose the FDI approach are often able to exert a substantial amount of influence upon and control over the companies into which they invest. They can also receive a range of lucrative tax incentives.

From the point of view of the company that receives direct overseas investment, the FDI approach carries with it a number of possible benefits including increased productivity and easier transfer of foreign goods and resources. In general, FDI can stimulate economic development and increase employment rates in the country of the company targeted for investment.

The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth

12/1/2016

The president of Indonesia’s PT Harvest International Indonesia and the managing director of Singapore’s Business-Link Consultancy, Harvey Goldstein holds membership in a number of professional business organizations. Harvey Goldstein also supports educational opportunities for economically challenged students as the chairman of the South-East Asia Advisory Board for Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth.

The roots of the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) extend back to the work of Johns Hopkins psychologist Julian Stanley, who helped high-achieving middle school students by matching their advanced abilities with appropriate academic challenges. Officially founded in 1979, CTY continues to pursue its mission to “recognize and develop the world’s brightest minds” and its vision to become a global leader in the education of academically advanced students from kindergarten through high school.

The CTY of today holds accreditation through the Middle States Association of College and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Much of its accredited course work is now conducted online. According to 2012 statistics, the CTY served over 9,450 students through its summer programs and over 13,000 students throughout its courses online programs.

These online distance-learning programs allow students opportunities to take advanced courses without having to travel or miss classes at their local school. Online CTY courses typically combine traditional classroom elements, such as texts and student guides, with modern features such as digital interactivity and access to a range of multimedia resources.

APCAC and Its Support of the Trans Pacific Partnership

11/21/2016

An experienced senior executive, Harvey Goldstein has served as managing director of Singapore’s Business-Link Consultancy since 2007 and president of Indonesia’s PT Harvest International Indonesia since 1987. His business interests in the Asian Pacific have sparked a longtime affiliation with the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC). Over the years, Harvey Goldstein has served two terms as APCAC’s chairman.

Striving to ensure that the United States remains competitive in the Asian Pacific, APCAC represents more than 15,000 businesses throughout the region. APCAC’s leadership feels that American interests are currently facing a critical juncture in the Asian Pacific.

In recent years, APCAC has stressed its strong support of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), an international trade agreement that significantly affects Pacific Rim countries including the United States. APCAC praises the TPP for its perceived ability to promote economic advantages for US companies/workers, to engender specific benefits for US companies that operate in Japan, and to secure US leadership in the Asian Pacific for years to come. In general, APCAC sees the TPP as an essential tool to remove trade/investment barriers and generally promote economic growth between US and Asian Pacific allies.

The APCAC’s Business Summit in Singapore

7/7/2016

International businessman Harvey Goldstein has spent almost five decades living and working in Southeast Asia, where he founded his companies Harvest International Indonesia and Resources International Inc. Having spent two years with Cornell Univetsity's Laboratory researching in Thailand; Harvey Holdstein went on to Singapore, and Indonesia. Harvey Goldstein has developed an intimate knowledge of local business and government in Southeast Asia, and spent several years as chairman of the Asia Pacific Council of the American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC).

The APCAC was founded in 1968. Today, it represents the interests of 29 chambers of commerce throughout with over 15,000 member companies Southeast Asia. The council manages trade volumes of over $500 billion per year.

Last year, the APCAC’s annual Business Summit was held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore in tandem with Singapore’s 50th anniversary. Leadership from APCAC as well as representatives from various businesses, governments, and other organizations gathered to discuss Asia’s increasing economic growth and influence worldwide.

Keynote speakers included US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagner, Ministry of Trade and Industry minister Lim Hng Kiang, and author Jim Rogers, who wrote a book called Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets.

The conference’s title was The United States and Asia - New Opportunities in the Pacific Century, and participants were able to share thoughts and information about how the economic landscape of Asia is changing and what that may mean for its relationship with the United States.