Laurence Brahm has 25 plus years experience in Asia developing and implementing his own brand of pragmatic, culturally sensitive economic development.

  • (CNBC Asia) The Need for New Financial Order

    Laurence appears on CNBC to discuss the role of greed and over-consumption in the global financial collapse. The interview highlights how compassionate capitalism is a major tenant of the Himalayan Consensus.

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    05/26/2009 08:00
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  • (Bloomberg) The Himalayan Consensus

    LIVE from Hong Kong, Brahm shares with Bloomberg Asia Confidential's Bernie Lo, the Himalayan Consensus paradigm and how culturally sensitive economic development can lead the way to a more enlightened future.

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    05/25/2009 08:00
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  • (CCTV 9) The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club

    Change is desperately needed in the wake of the global economic meltdown and collapse of the financial order. Stimulus packages are only band-aiding the situations. We need to come to the core concept of our values and motivations that drive us every day. These are new questions that we have to face head on because it's about our survival as a planet.

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    • The New Face of Capitalism

      Jul 26, 2009

      <p>Laurence Brahm’s experience in advising the governments of China, Laos, and Vietnam helps demonstrate how he developed the Himalayan Consensus, detailed in his latest book, The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club: Manifesto for a Peaceful Revolution. With regards to the current economic situation, Brahm outlines measures to adjust the capitalist system so that it is more sustainable. Furthermore, Brahm encourages businesses to look ahead and adapt to the changing consumer values.</p>

    • New Consensus on Financial Reform?

      Jun 3, 2009

      Gone are the days when global financial markets were driven by rules laid down in Washington and New York, declares political activist Laurence Brahm. Brahm wants to see an overhaul of the global financial system that will take into account the interests of all trading nations.

    • A New Vision for Asia

      Apr 27, 2009

      Since Wall Street's crash in Sept 2008, igniting a global depression, Washington Consensus models of economic development are discredited. The Himalayan Consensus is a response to the current global crisis. Finding acceptance from Dhaka to Islamabad, from Kathmandu to Lhasa, it is now being discussed in Beijing.

    • To reform banks, go to the monastery

      Jun 25, 2009

      Brahm shares with The Straits Times how he advocates compassionate capitalism in his new book, The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club.

    • Aiming High for a Grassroots Rejuvenation

      Jul 9, 2009

      Sonia Jarrett looks at how Laurence morphed from a successful lawyer and investment adviser, into an activist for cultural sustainable development in the Himalayas.

    • The Seeds of Compassionate Capitalism

      Jun 5, 2009

      As the world seeks a new economic model in response to the global economic crisis, here comes a book that challenges us to re-evaluate our values and motivations as the basis to rebuild our economies for a sustainable future.