* Managerial Economics
* Financial and Monetary Economics
* International Business Strategy
* Corporate Social Responsibility

Dr. Bala Ramasamy is Professor of Economics at CEIBS. Before joining CEIBS, Dr. Ramasamy was the acting Director of Nottingham University Business School at the University of Nottingham in Malaysia. He also directed the Centre for Europe Asia Business Research, a research centre established to promote research within the Business School and to facilitate joint research with academics from the UK. Previously, Dr. Ramasamy was on the Faculties at Massey University in New Zealand and University of Macau.

Dr. Ramasamy received his Ph.D degree from University of Leicester and his Master of Social Sciences from the University of Macau, both in Economics. He has been teaching at higher institutes of learning since 1988. He has had wide experience teaching students of different backgrounds and culture as he gave lectures in Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the UK.

Dr. Ramasamy's research interest focuses on Asian economies, Foreign Direct Investment, Corporate Social Responsibility and International Business Strategy. His research has been published in International Journal of Bank Marketing, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, Journal of Applied Economics, Journal of Business Research, Technocation, among others. Dr. Ramasamy's consulting activities has been primarily in the area of training. He has conducted various programs in the areas of banking, economics, office administration and ASEAN affairs. His audiences have ranged from junior bank officers to senior civil servants. He has also been invited by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) to give guest lectures to members on the current state of the economy. He was a member on the Panel of Experts, Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (National Energy Centre). He was also appointed Visiting Professor for the University Malaya European Studies Program.