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New Zealand To Steer APEC’s Work Towards Recovery
Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 4:39 pm | APEC
In times of unprecedented health and economic crises, New Zealand, one of the twelve founding members of APEC, assumes the role of host in 2021, taking the leadership from Malaysia, the host of APEC 2020. The host year will be held fully virtual, as ... More >>
APEC Leaders Issue Kuala Lumpur Declaration
Saturday, 21 November 2020, 8:27 am | APEC
The leaders of the 21 APEC member economies issued the Kuala Lumpur Declaration following the first-ever virtual 27th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Convening for the first time since the ... More >>
Chinese Taipei Contributes To Inclusive And Sustainable Growth Initiatives
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 8:32 am | APEC
Chinese Taipei has contributed USD 1.5 million in funding to support APEC’s economic and technical cooperation initiatives, particularly members’ capacity building needs and to promote regional economic integration and inclusive and sustainable ... More >>
Structural Reform Agenda To Focus On Recovery And Resiliency: APEC Policy Support Unit
Friday, 30 October 2020, 4:57 pm | APEC
APEC member economies need to act decisively to ensure that the next structural reform agenda contributes to building resilience in the region against crises and shocks, not only tackling the challenging tasks at hand, according to a new report. ... More >>
Open And Predictable Trade Environment Key To Food Security Resiliency
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 5:02 pm | APEC
Agriculture and food ministers and senior representatives from APEC’s 21 member economies pressed for stronger cooperation and open and predictable trade regimes to ensure global food systems remain accessible, innovative, reliable, resilient, ... More >>
Malaysia Confirms The First Virtual APEC 2020 Leaders’ Meeting
Monday, 26 October 2020, 6:31 pm | APEC
Malaysia as the host of APEC this year has announced that the 2020 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting will take place on Friday, 20 November. This will be the first time economic leaders from APEC’s 21 member economies meet virtually. After successfully ... More >>
Going Digital Is Necessary For Small Businesses To Survive: Minister
Saturday, 24 October 2020, 6:58 am | APEC
Issued by the Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting Putrajaya, Malaysia, 23 October 2020 APEC member economies must work together to promote and encourage the transition of the region’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to the ... More >>
APEC Small And Medium Enterprises Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Friday, 23 October 2020, 7:02 pm | APEC
Issued by the Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting Putrajaya, Malaysia, 23 October 2020 Ministers in charge of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the APEC region issued a statement following their virtual meeting held on 23 October ... More >>
Tourism, Small Businesses And COVID-19: 2020 APEC App Challenge Registration Opens
Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 6:33 pm | APEC
The annual APEC App Challenge is now inviting talented software developers and designers from all across the 21 APEC member economies to contribute to the regional effort of mitigating the adverse impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry—a key sector ... More >>
APEC Promotes Small Businesses & Patient Health With New Business Ethics Vision
Friday, 16 October 2020, 6:29 pm | APEC
APEC strengthens its commitment to push for patient health and cross-border trade with the launch of a bold, new vision for the next five years to reinforce business ethics and integrity in health-related sectors. The plan comes to fruition under ... More >>
Supporting Ethical Business Practices For SMEs In Health Related Sectors, COVID Response & Recovery
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 6:18 am | APEC
By Evan Holley The dual health and economic crisis resulting from COVID-19 has brought into sharp focus the importance of ethical business conduct. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the medical device and biopharmaceutical sectors have been significantly ... More >>
APEC Needs To Build Greater Food Systems’ Resiliency: Report
Monday, 12 October 2020, 5:20 pm | APEC
APEC member economies need to remain vigilant and proactive in their efforts to build greater resiliency in food systems and in addressing connectivity and supply chain obstacles in the trade of agricultural products, according to a new policy ... More >>
APEC Announces Healthy Women Healthy Economy Research Prize Winner
Friday, 2 October 2020, 4:28 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Women and the Economy Forum | Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2 October 2020 Research to prevent cervical cancer has been awarded the 2020 APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize for its comprehensive analysis on how to tailor ... More >>
APEC Finance Ministers To Advance Fiscal Stimulus, Press For Digital Innovation
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 8:26 am | APEC
Finance Ministers from 21 APEC member economies pledged to continue to use all available policy tools to support the immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic and move towards a strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive recovery. Ministers met virtually ... More >>
APEC Calls For Greater Investment In Health Systems
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 9:23 am | APEC
APEC member economies are committed to advancing coordinated actions and aligning initiatives towards strengthening health systems in the region amid the unprecedented impacts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting under the theme, “Building ... More >>
APEC Finance Ministers Issue Ministerial Statement
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 9:20 am | APEC
Finance Ministers from APEC member economies issued a joint statement on the mitigation and recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic reflecting the outcomes of the virtual APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting chaired by Malaysia’s Minister of Finance, Tengku ... More >>
APEC Deepens Cross-Border Health Cooperation And Integration
Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 5:14 pm | APEC
Health officials from APEC member economies are stepping up cooperation to strengthen health capacity and address the impacts of the public health response to the looming health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Officials met virtually on Monday ... More >>
Scientist Specializing In Wetland Biodiversity Wins ASPIRE Science Prize
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 4:43 pm | APEC
A scientist specializing in the research of wetland biodiversity and nature’s contribution to people has won the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education known as ASPIRE Prize in its 10-year anniversary. Dr. Huai Chen, a leading ... More >>
APEC Trade Ministers Issue Statement
Saturday, 25 July 2020, 10:58 pm | APEC
Issued by the Virtual Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25 July 2020 Trade Ministers from the APEC member economies issued a statement during their virtual meeting on Saturday. The statement reflects the outcomes of the 2020 ... More >>
COVID-19 Crisis Deepens Contraction In The APEC Region: Report
Monday, 6 July 2020, 3:16 pm | APEC
A new updated report from the APEC Policy Support Unit finds that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a deeper contraction to the region’s economy. The APEC region’s economic growth is now expected to decline by 3.7 percent in 2020, down from its initial forecast ... More >>
