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APEC Economies Are Improving Border Entry For Air Travelers
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 3:36 pm | APEC
Medan, Indonesia, 25 Jun 2013 - APEC member economies are making air travel easier for the increasing number of passengers in the region. More >>
In Indonesia, APEC Officials Act to Improve Growth
Tuesday, 25 June 2013, 3:46 pm | APEC
Medan, Indonesia, 22 Jun 2013 - Improving sustainable growth in the Asia-Pacific region is the emphasis of a two-week cluster of technical meetings and workshops that opens in Medan on Saturday. More >>
APEC experts seek alignment of standards to boost business
Monday, 24 June 2013, 12:15 pm | APEC
Greater coordination to align industry standards and conformance requirements can improve the business environment and strengthen trade and investment flows in the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
APEC Can Be an Integrator of Agreements, Say Experts
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:19 pm | APEC
Singapore, 19 Jun 2013 - APEC member economies’ work to promote greater integration in the region could help to consolidate the growing number of free trade agreements and strengthen the multilateral trading system on which they are based. More >>
Ocean researchers nominated for 2013 ASPIRE Prize
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 2:21 pm | APEC
APEC member economies have announced their nominees for the 2013 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research, and Education, also known as the ASPIRE Prize. More >>
Russia: Visa-free Entry Under APEC Business Travel ScheME
Friday, 7 June 2013, 5:18 pm | APEC
Moscow, Russia, 6 Jun 2013 - Russia has officially joined the APEC Business Travel Card scheme, allowing a greater number of businesspeople to travel faster and more easily within the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
APEC Strengthening Marine Mining to Meet Industrial Demand
Monday, 27 May 2013, 1:01 pm | APEC
Taipei, Chinese Taipei, 23 May 2013 - Coordinated development of marine mining among Asia-Pacific economies is needed to meet long-term demand for industrial commodities while buffering other ocean-related sectors from the effects of increased excavation. More >>
Air Travel In APEC Region Requires Low Cost Safeguards
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 10:23 am | APEC
Diversified aviation security measures can help to ensure passenger safety and improve operational efficiency at increasingly busy airports in the Asia-Pacific without the need for significant investments. More >>
Better emergency planning can help business: APEC officials
Saturday, 11 May 2013, 11:34 am | APEC
Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 10 May 2013 - Improved emergency planning among businesses in the Asia-Pacific is needed to boost their ability to limit potential disruptions to commercial activity in the world’s most natural disaster-prone region. More >>
APEC provides boost to world economy, says Gita
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 12:50 pm | APEC
APEC member economies are in a position to provide an added boost to the world economy and the multilateral trading system. This is vital to sustaining the gradual recovery that appears to be currently underway, said Gita Wirjawan, Indonesia’s Trade Minister ... More >>
Growth Sustained by Intra-Regional Trade, Investment
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 12:41 pm | APEC
Despite a setback to global economic recovery in 2012, growth in the APEC region was sustained by a rise in intra-regional trade, investment and domestic consumption, according to new APEC Policy Support Unit research that was presented at the APEC ... More >>
APEC Trade Ministers Issue Statement
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 11:15 am | APEC
Surabaya, Indonesia, 21 Apr 2013 - APEC Trade Ministers concluded their meeting on Sunday in Surabaya by issuing a that outlines collective solutions for addressing challenges that could impact the Asia-Pacific’s economic landscape. More >>
Stage set for APEC Trade Ministers meeting in Indonesia
Saturday, 20 April 2013, 1:58 pm | APEC
Surabaya, Indonesia, 19 Apr 2013 - APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade will convene this weekend in Surabaya, Indonesia to lay out a realistic path for rejuvenating trade and global growth. More >>
Opening Service Sector Offers Big Gains, Say APEC Official
Friday, 19 April 2013, 3:29 pm | APEC
The projected gains of opening services sectors are almost twice as big as the gains from the liberalization of merchandise trade. The potential benefits for the Asia-Pacific region were examined by APEC Senior Officials, business representatives and academics ... More >>
Region Moving Toward Unified Connectivity Framework
Friday, 19 April 2013, 2:34 pm | APEC
Issued By the APEC SOM Symposium on Connectivity in the Asia-Pacific Region Surabaya, Indonesia, 17 Apr 2013 - APEC member economies are moving toward the establishment of a unified connectivity framework to lower business costs, bring people together ... More >>
APEC growth to gradually accelerate
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 7:03 pm | APEC
- Economic activity in many APEC member economies was adversely affected by heightened concerns about the Euro area’s sovereign debt issues and weaker trade last year. But growth in the region in general appears to be improving and is set to gradually ... More >>
APEC pursuing long-term plan for infrastructure investment
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 10:03 am | APEC
Infrastructure that can facilitate increased trade flows and development is critical to ensuring that growth is balanced and sustainable. This is prompting APEC member economies to pursue viable mechanisms for improving infrastructure investment in ... More >>
Goods flow in region faster, more reliable
Monday, 15 April 2013, 11:37 am | APEC
An interim assessment reveals that APEC member economies are on track to meet their target of a ten percent improvement in the region’s supply chain performance by 2015, in terms of time, cost and uncertainty. More >>
APEC Ministers to advance trade facilitation in Surabaya
Saturday, 13 April 2013, 12:41 pm | APEC
Singapore, 11 Apr 2013 - Regional growth in the Asia-Pacific region is placing new demands on infrastructure and connectivity, behind-the-border barriers, sustainability and equity - all priorities for APEC Indonesia 2013. APEC Trade Ministers will address ... More >>
Better connectivity vital to APEC growth outlook: Bollard
Friday, 5 April 2013, 11:20 am | APEC
Freer access to global markets and investment is helping to ensure resilient growth in the Asia-Pacific and buoy global trade. This is helping many economies in the region to grow domestic demand and pave the way for rebalancing, according to Dr ... More >>
