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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 >>
APEC To Strengthen Supply Chains, Promote Digital Trade For Recovery
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 6:23 am | APEC
Trade and investment officials from APEC member economies affirmed their commitment to safeguard the smooth flow of supply chains, remove business uncertainties to trade and accelerate work in the digital economy in a bid to fast-track the economic recovery ... More >>
COVID-19 Is An Opportunity To Reinvent Our Economies And Societies
Monday, 29 June 2020, 7:00 pm | APEC
By Emmanuel A. San Andres The year 2020 is one for the history books. It has given us an unprecedented worldwide health and humanitarian crisis, which has led to the worst economic catastrophe since the Great Depression almost a century ago. Even ... More >>
APEC Ministers Responsible For Trade Issue Statement On COVID-19
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 8:33 pm | APEC
We, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade, recognise the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are deeply saddened by the human losses due to the pandemic. We also express our utmost appreciation ... More >>
Promoting Trade In Medical Goods Will Save Lives
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 6:46 am | APEC
Active trade policy responses are critical for alleviating the burden on healthcare systems, according to a new policy brief by the APEC Policy Support Unit. The policy brief, titled “ Promoting Trade in Medical Goods to Tackle COVID-19 Challenges ... More >>
Preparing For The Next Pandemic
Monday, 27 April 2020, 6:58 pm | APEC
APEC economies need to develop a pandemic planning and policy toolkit By Dr Denis Hew COVID-19 has underscored the need to develop a preparedness toolkit that will identify essential health measures as well as policy actions that economies should ... More >>
Solutions For The Future: A Multi-stakeholder Perspective On Digital Tech
Saturday, 28 March 2020, 11:38 am | APEC
In 2020, APEC will be charting its priorities for the coming decades. Since 1994 , APEC’s primary goal was to achieve free and open trade and investment in the region. A post-2020 vision will necessarily consider the many changes the global ... More >>
Business Leaders To Focus On Leveraging APEC 2021 For New Zealand
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 3:05 pm | APEC
Preparations for New Zealand’s hosting of APEC 2021 are stepping up with the formation of a Business Leadership Group, which will provide advice to the Government and other entities involved in hosting APEC. The Chair of the APEC 2021 CEO Summit Committee ... More >>
APEC Healthy Women Prize Accepting Applications
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 2:07 am | APEC
The 2020 APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize is now accepting applications for outstanding research work that strives to improve women’s health, economic well-being, and chart more inclusive growth. Launched last year, the prize encourages ... More >>
