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APEC: Efforts to Revitalize Trade and Build Public Consensus
Sunday, 4 February 2018, 5:11 pm | APEC
Auckland, New Zealand, 4 February 2018 – New Zealand’s Minister for Trade and Export Growth, David Parker, underscored on Friday the need for business to help re-build public consensus for trade which has eroded around the world. More >>
APEC’s Digital Development, Inclusion Targets
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 9:47 pm | APEC
Singapore, 14 December 2017 – APEC is set to put digitally-driven growth and employment opportunities within greater reach across the Asia-Pacific in 2018, boosted by APEC member economies ’ capacity to adapt to trade and economic policy disruptions demonstrated ... More >>
APEC to Channel Digital Disruptions Under New Chair
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 6:38 pm | APEC
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 6 December 2017 – The 21 APEC member economies will take steps toward enabling more digitally-driven and inclusive trade and growth in 2018, the group’s incoming chair, Papua New Guinea, announced at a key planning ... More >>
Digital Prosperity Award Winner Connects Craftsmen
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 5:18 pm | APEC
Entrepreneur Hai Nguyen was stunned to hear the stories from his hometown in southern Viet Nam. Local artisans, renowned for their skills in making wooden furniture and crafts, a tradition that stretched back hundreds of years, were struggling to make ... More >>
APEC Leaders Issue Da Nang Declaration
Sunday, 12 November 2017, 1:15 am | APEC
Da Nang, Viet Nam, 11 November 2017 – The Leaders of the 21 APEC member economies issued the Da Nang Declaration following the 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting here chaired by Viet Nam President Tran Dai Quang. The Da Nang Declaration: Creating ... More >>
APEC Leaders Creating New Dynamism, Fostering Shared Future
Saturday, 11 November 2017, 10:53 pm | APEC
Da Nang, Viet Nam, 11 November 2017 – The Leaders of the 21 APEC member economies have opened their 25th annual meeting in Da Nang determined to take bolder and sustained collective actions to inject new dynamism into APEC cooperation. More >>
APEC’s Startup Revolution Brings the Next Big Thing
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 7:10 pm | APEC
Enabling next generation startup growth and positioning emerging businesses in APEC member economies to capitalize on new, digitally-driven trade opportunities will be a top priority for the region’s Leaders and Ministers during their upcoming ... More >>
Ministers Seed Sustainable Forest Product Trade
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 8:06 am | APEC
Seoul, Korea, 1 November 2017 – Ministers from APEC member economies are stepping up their push to salvage the majority of the world’s dwindling forests and the livelihoods of millions of people that depend on these resources as consumer demand ... More >>
Asia-Pacific Economies Find their Groove
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 8:34 am | APEC
APEC Leaders can build on the momentum during their upcoming annual meeting in Da Nang. More >>
Finance Ministers Drive Inclusive Recovery
Sunday, 22 October 2017, 10:35 am | APEC
Hoi An, Viet Nam, 21 October 2017 – APEC member economies must ensure that growth tangibly improves people’s lives as they move to sustain an emerging recovery in the Asia-Pacific, said Viet Nam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in remarks to the ... More >>
APEC Accelerates E-Vehicle Transition
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 12:08 pm | APEC
Singapore, 20 October 2017 – APEC member economies are shifting the transition to electric vehicles into overdrive, jointly redeveloping their regulatory regimes to accommodate the impending surge of new models to hit Asia-Pacific auto markets. More >>
Transportation Ministers: Reduce Emissions
Monday, 9 October 2017, 4:12 pm | APEC
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 9 October 2017 – Papua New Guinea Minister Justin Tkatchenko opened a key policy meeting of APEC Transportation Ministers by underscoring the need for greater action to improve the lives of millions of people around the ... More >>
APEC Announces Asia-Pacific’s Top Women Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 4:15 pm | APEC
Hue City, Viet Nam, 3 October 2017 — APEC member economies have announced the Asia-Pacific’s most outstanding women entrepreneurs for 2017. More >>
APEC Ministers on Women’s Economic Empowerment
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:02 pm | APEC
Hue City, Viet Nam, 30 September 2017 – Ministers and officials from the APEC member economies issued a statement following their four-day meeting in Hue City to enhance women’s economic empowerment and inclusion in the Asia-Pacific in the ... More >>
APEC Tackles Gender Divides to Solidify Workforces
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1:01 pm | APEC
Hue City, Viet Nam, 30 September 2017 – Ministers and officials from the APEC member economies have convened in Hue City to advance women’s economic empowerment needed to secure workforces and growth as profound forces shift the Asia-Pacific ... More >>
APEC Launches Micro Enterprise Trading Platform
Monday, 25 September 2017, 4:50 pm | APEC
Singapore, 25 September 2017 – APEC has introduced a new business-to-business platform for enabling cross-border trade among underrepresented but economically vital micro, small, and medium enterprises in the Asia-Pacific. More >>
APEC: Statement on Enhancing SME Competitiveness
Saturday, 16 September 2017, 3:11 pm | APEC
Ministers Issue Statement on Enhancing SME Competitiveness and Innovation Issued by the APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting More >>
PM Phuc to SME Ministers: Address Digital Divides
Saturday, 16 September 2017, 3:06 pm | APEC
Prime Minister Phuc to SME Ministers: Address Digital Divides Issued by the APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 15 September 2017 – Viet Nam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc opened a key policy meeting of ... More >>
Terrorism’s Impact on Tourism and the Economy
Monday, 11 September 2017, 7:30 pm | APEC
A network of terror events unfolded across Spain this mid-August weekend, when a white van was driven more than 1,700 feet along a crowded pedestrian walkway in one of Barcelona’s busiest tourist spots. Hours later, the same perpetrators plowed ... More >>
With Competition, the Consumer Always Wins
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 1:36 pm | APEC
It is common for modern companies to cross borders when conducting business. Across each border is a different set of laws and varying commitments to their enforcement. Because of this, international firms are often faced with the opportunity to bend ... More >>
