Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register APEC for InfoPages here.
APEC - Latest News [Page 12]
APEC Takes Steps To Reconnect The Region, Deepen Regional Integration
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 6:39 am | APEC
As economies learn to live with COVID-19, and as demand to travel is expected to make a steady comeback this year, APEC is taking the lead to pave a calibrated and measured way of reconnecting the dynamic region of the Asia-Pacific. In his address ... More >>
APEC Sees Surge In Trade, Grows Double-Digits Despite Disruptions
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 6:51 pm | APEC
Home to half of world trade, the APEC region posted double-digit growth both in trade volume and value during the period of January to September 2021, according to an update to an APEC Policy Support Unit report. The volume of APEC’s merchandise ... More >>
The Future Of Work Is About People, Not Tech: Report
Monday, 20 December 2021, 8:30 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Economic Committee Hong Kong, China, 20 December 2021 The future of work—with advanced technologies and new working arrangements—is here and is changing economic opportunities and employment relationships. However, according ... More >>
Thinking Big, Scientist Works To Improve Nutrition For Local People
Friday, 10 December 2021, 6:37 am | APEC
For dietician Jessica Bogard, helping people overcome disease and illness was frustrating work. Although encouraging patients improve their diet was critical to their recovery, she felt change was needed on a much bigger scale. “I couldn’t help but think ... More >>
Airport Gate Innovators Win Prize To Help Get People Moving Again
Monday, 6 December 2021, 3:49 pm | APEC
When Faisal Ariff and his team began developing automated airport gates seven years ago, their intent was simply to speed up the process of going through immigration. Back then standing in long immigration queues was considered to be an inconvenience. ... More >>
APEC’s Agenda In 2022
Saturday, 4 December 2021, 6:23 am | APEC
Issued by the Informal APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting Phuket, Thailand, 3 December 2021 “We need to rethink our approach and adopt a future growth model that creates a paradigm shift and addresses the inherent inequalities and imbalances that render ... More >>
Sta Maria Reappointed As APEC Secretariat Executive Director
Monday, 15 November 2021, 6:59 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Secretariat Singapore, 15 November 2021 Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria has been reappointed Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, the coordinating and technical advisory body for advancing the joint initiatives of the 21 APEC member ... More >>
APEC Leaders Issue Declaration
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 6:02 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 12 November 2021 The leaders of the 21 APEC member economies concluded the 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Friday by adopting a declaration under the theme of Join, Work, ... More >>
PM Ardern Rallies APEC Leaders On COVID Response, Climate Change
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 6:01 am | APEC
Wellington, New Zealand, 12 November 2021 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened the 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Friday by reaffirming her confidence in multilateral cooperation as leaders look to emerge together from the global crisis ... More >>
Prime Minister Ardern Calls For Cooperation To Achieve Recovery
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 3:22 pm | APEC
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for political and business leaders to work together to build a strong, equitable and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Delivering the keynote address to a global business audience ... More >>
Make Decisions With The Next Generations In Mind, Urges Prime Minister Ardern
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 2:11 pm | APEC
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accepted the APEC Voices of the Future 2021 youth declaration in her role as APEC 2021 Chair on Wednesday. She has acknowledged the work of young people around the region to join together and produce a declaration ... More >>
APEC Ministers Announce Digital Prosperity Award Winner
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 4:40 pm | APEC
This year, the Digital Prosperity Award recognizes the APEC Traveller App built by an exceptional team of developers from Malaysia whose winning digital tool focused on supporting the resumption of tourism—an essential sector for economic recovery ... More >>
APEC Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 7:16 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Ministerial Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 9 November 2021 Facing a persistent and uncertain pandemic and its continuous impact on the health, well-being and economic prosperity of the region, resulting in estimated USD 1.2 ... More >>
APEC To Advance Sustainability, Innovation And Inclusion
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 7:09 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Ministerial Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 9 November 2021 APEC Ministers are considering ways to support the economic contributions of women, Indigenous Peoples, vulnerable communities and youth as one of the main drivers to ... More >>
Ministers: Trade That Benefits All Is Vital For Economic Recovery
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 6:18 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Ministerial Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 8 November 2021 Ministers from the 21 APEC member economies are meeting virtually over the next two days to accelerate the region’s economic recovery through innovative trade policy ... More >>
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern To Chair The 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 6:09 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting Chair Wellington, New Zealand, 8 November 2021 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will chair a virtual meeting of APEC Leaders on 13 November—the pinnacle of New Zealand’s 2021 APEC host year. ... More >>
APEC Region’s Economy To Grow By 6% In 2021: Report
Monday, 8 November 2021, 5:17 pm | APEC
The economy of the APEC region is expected to grow by 6 percent in 2021 and will settle at 4.9 percent in 2022 in anticipation of the unwinding of fiscal and monetary support measures, says a newly published report on economic trends in the Asia-Pacific. ... More >>
APEC Leaders, Ministers, Officials Convene To Push For Inclusive And Sustainable Recovery
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 6:56 am | APEC
Issued by the 2021 Concluding APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 5 November 2021 The 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, hosted by New Zealand and chaired by Prime Minister Jacinda, Ardern has commenced. Under the theme “ Join, ... More >>
Expanding The APEC List Of Environmental Goods List To Fight Climate Change: Analysis
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 6:04 pm | APEC
Expanding the APEC List of Environmental Goods will boost the Asia-Pacific region’s response to the urgent call for the adaptation to and mitigation of the global climate crisis and promote sustainability, an APEC Policy Support Unit policy brief advised. ... More >>
Amid Digital Change, What Do Small Businesses Need?
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 8:04 pm | APEC
A multisector list of recommendations Short answer: Infrastructure, capacity, funding and equality. These are the four main demands to government officials from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in APEC economies, according to the participants ... More >>
