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Ramasamy, Bala
Professor of Economics,
Associate Dean;
Director of GEMBA Programme, CEIBS
Dr. Bala Ramasamy is Professor of Economics, Associate Dean and Director of GEMBA Program at CEIBS. He joined CEIBS in 2006. He was the Associate Dean responsible for Accreditation and Learning Assurance between 2018-2020. Before joining CEIBS, Dr. Ramasamy was Professor of International Economics and Business and acting Director of Nottingham University Business School at the University of Nottingham in Malaysia. In the 1980s and 1990s Dr. Ramasamy was a faculty member at Massey University in New Zealand and the University of Macau. He has wide experience teaching students of different backgrounds and cultures in mainland China, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and the UK.
Dr. Ramasamy received his Ph.D. degree from University of Leicester, UK and his Master of Social Sciences from the University of Macau, both in Economics.
Dr. Ramasamy's research interest focuses on Asian economies, Foreign Direct Investment, Corporate Social Responsibility and International Business Strategy. Since 2014, he was listed among the most Highly Cited Chinese Researchers by publishing giant, Elsevier. His research has been published in Journal of Business Ethics, World Economy, Journal of World Business, Journal of World Investment and Trade, Journal of Business Research and Tourism Analysis among others. His views are regularly sought by the media. He has been interviewed by CCTV, Bloomberg, AP, Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia etc. His comments have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, China Daily, South China Morning Post, Global Times and other newspapers around the world.
Outside academia, Dr. Ramasamy runs leadership and moral empowerment programs for young teenagers in China and Malaysia.
- 1996, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Leicester, UK
- 1991, M Soc. Sc. in Economics, University of Macau, Macau, P.R. China
- 1986, BSc. in Resource Economics, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Malaysia
- Asian economies
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- International Business Strategy
- Managerial Economics
- Financial and Monetary Economics
- International Business Strategy
- Corporate Social Responsibility
2025-04-11 Prof. Bala Ramasamy on US Tariffs and China’s Best Response to Ongoing Trade War | CEIBS Spotlight
2025-03-13 Prof. Bala Ramasamy on How China Can Attract Foreign Direct Investment | CEIBS Spotlight
2025-02-18 “Building Bridges” Welcomes Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin | CEIBS Global EMBA
2024-05-21 CEIBS 2024 Rising Leaders Programme | Chinese economy, entrepreneurship, and more
2024-05-14 Exploring the Southeast Asian Business World | CEIBS Global EMBA Programme
2024-04-03 CEIBS MBA Malaysia Module: Leadership as Service
2024-03-26 Looking beyond China's sluggish economy | Innovation Forum Beijing 2024
2024-02-12 New Year Wishes & Resolutions from CEIBS Global EMBA
2023-11-07 CEIBS Global EMBA Alumni Reunion 2023
2023-04-12 Bridging China and the World with CEIBS Global EMBA
2023-03-27 Leadership with Soul
2023-02-24 Navigating Uncertainty: Tips from CEIBS Associate Dean (Global EMBA) Bala Ramasamy
2022-11-23 Making ESG a strategic priority to brew a better world
2022-04-29 CEIBS Global EMBA Guide: What are we looking for in applicants?
2021-03-22 Become a Leader Among Leaders
2025-03-17 Why tariffs will not hurt China
2023-12-08 Prof. Bala Ramasamy discusses prospects for the Chinese export market in South China Morning Post
2022-07-20 Is China stuck in a middle-income trap? Prof Bala Ramasamy gives his views to SCMP
2022-06-16 Mixed messages on CSR can cripple your company’s attractiveness as an employer
2021-12-20 Poets & Quants name Bala Ramasamy among their top Executive MBA Professors in 2021
2021-11-28 CEIBS Prof Bala Ramasamy writes that ASEAN offers important lessons for balancing US-China relations
2021-06-03 Closed China borders may bring some economic benefit, Prof Ramasamy tells South China Morning Post
2021-05-18 Prof Bala Ramasamy quoted by Spain’s ABC on China’s vaccine diplomacy
2021-05-13 Prof Ramasamy discusses China's vaccine IP approach with South China Morning Post
2021-02-25 What does China's upcoming Two Sessions mean for trade this year? Prof Bala Ramsay explains
2020-04-15 Interview: Chinese economy slowly coming back to life
2020-04-14 The Korea Times: Prof Bala Ramasamy says Chinese economy slowly coming back to life
2020-04-08 Unity only way to beat pandemic
2020-04-03 Prof Bala Ramasamy says a return to globalisation offers the world a path to economic recovery
2020-03-11 How will this ‘black swan’ event impact the Asian economy?
2020-01-16 Professor Bala Ramasamy quoted on the trade war by Le Point magazine (in French)
2019-09-10 US-China Trade War Unwinnable for Either Side
2018-10-18 Is China a Currency Manipulator?
2017-09-05 Belt & Road’s Softer Side Just as Important
2017-09-04 3 Reasons China’s Belt & Road is Unlikely to Fail
2016-09-20 Should We Be Worried about China's Economic Slowdown?
