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Ramasamy, Bala

Professor of Economics,
Associate Dean; 
Director of GEMBA Programme, CEIBS

bramasamy@ceibs.edu
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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.

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  •  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

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

2017-08-31 Belt & Road Initiative, what works & what doesn’t

2015-12-31 CSR vs charity

2015-11-24 Diversity drives innovation?

2015-11-16 Tips on attracting Chinese investment

2015-11-16 What makes you tick?

2015-11-16 Why are people poor?

2023-10-23 Professor of Economics Bala Ramasamy quoted by South China Morning Post on governmental efforts to ensure economic stability in wake of real estate sector struggles

2023-06-02 Corporate America visiting China again is a positive, but an east-west gap remains, Professor Bala Ramasamy tells the FT

2023-02-16 Professor of Economics Bala Ramasamy discusses China’s emerging status as a car exporter with a specialist industry publication

2022-12-07 Cultural values explain why China was not at the World Cup once again, according to research from Prof of Economics Bala Ramasamy

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

2021-05-31 Do Formula-1 Grands Prix boost tourism? Assessing how F1 hosting status impacts a country’s tourism industry

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

2021-03-17 Professor of Economics Bala Ramasamy discusses fresh developments in Asia's trade relationship with the US (in German)

2021-02-25 What does China's upcoming Two Sessions mean for trade this year? Prof Bala Ramsay explains

2021-01-07 Professor Bala Ramasamy tells CGTN that China’s recent trade agreements will help address a number of key partners.

2020-12-11 Biden victory a boost for US-China trade prospects, Professor Bala Ramasamy tells German business newspaper Handelsblatt

2020-11-06 USA will continue to demand China further opens its markets, Professor Bala Ramasamy tells the Wall Street Journal

2020-09-09 China's most difficult relations are with its biggest trading partners, economics faculty members Bala Ramasamy and Wu Howei's research finds

2020-06-11 SCMP: Prof Bala Ramasamy urges the world not to miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide Universal Basic Income for all

2020-05-31 Prof Bala Ramasamy says US Treasury holdings may decrease as the country’s trade deficit with China narrows

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?