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APEC Maintains Steady 3.5% Growth Despite Uncertainties
Monday, 26 August 2024, 8:13 am | APEC
The APEC region is projected to maintain stable economic growth, showcasing resilience in the face of uncertainty and ongoing challenges. More >>
APEC Turns To Digital Tools To Support Tourism Sector’s Transition To The Formal Economy
Friday, 23 August 2024, 11:05 am | APEC
With significant portion of the tourism sector remains informal, limiting economic opportunities and generating inequalities, APEC turns to digital tools in a bid to drive the sector’s transition to the formal economy. More >>
Climate Challenges Call For Enhanced El-Niño Preparedness
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 2:26 pm | APEC
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring climate pattern involving changes in the temperature of waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the ocean whose currents connects all APEC member economies. More >>
Agricultural Experts Push For Climate-Smart Innovations To Ensure Food Security
Sunday, 18 August 2024, 6:08 am | APEC
The global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, requiring a 30 percent increase in food production. This challenge, coupled with limited resources, an aging workforce, and climate change, demands immediate action. More >>
Bringing The Energy Transitions’ Benefit To People, Businesses
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 6:26 pm | APEC
Issued by the 14th APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting Lima, Peru, 16 August 2024 “Peru sees the global energy transition as an opportunity begin its path to industrialization,” said Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines Rómulo Mucho, adding that it will generate ... More >>
APEC Energy Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 3:50 pm | APEC
The statement highlighted ministers’ commitment to international cooperation as demands for secure, affordable, reliable and sustainable energy create the need to improve collaboration mechanisms that can help economies overcome challenges and ... More >>
From Farm To Fork: Tackling The Global Challenge Of Food Loss And Waste
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 12:50 pm | APEC
The major challenge for our food systems is to revolutionize the way we produce, process, sell, consume, and ultimately dispose of food. More >>
Navigating The Future Of Supply Chains: Government's Role In Promoting Resilience
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 4:13 am | APEC
A recent APEC study suggests there's a compelling reason to improve supply chains to better handle risks and global disruptive events to avoid devastating impacts not only on customers but also on businesses, trade and the global economy. More >>
Driving Tourism Forward: Balancing Sustainability And Economic Growth
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 4:36 am | APEC
Striving for a balance between economic growth and sustainability of the environment can be a challenge, but a strategic plan should guide policymakers and industry players on the best way to succeed in having both. More >>
Creative Ecosystems Can Breed Innovative Future For Tourism
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 3:47 pm | APEC
Collectively, we can shape a thriving future for tourism in the APEC region. More >>
APEC Tourism Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:17 am | APEC
Under the theme of “Innovating Pathways for Sustainable Tourism Growth,” the statement highlights the need for innovative approaches to address current challenges in the tourism sector. More >>
Towards A More Prosperous And Sustainable Tourism Future
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:10 am | APEC
As APEC economies navigate this ongoing tourism revival, the APEC Tourism Working Group has identified two key priorities for 2024. More >>
Transforming Travel: Embracing Sustainable, Innovative And Inclusive Practices In The Tourism Sector
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 4:15 am | APEC
Promoting a sustainable and innovative tourism industry can leave a positive legacy for future generations More >>
Ministers Safeguard Tourism Sector’s Role As Driver Of Economic Growth
Monday, 10 June 2024, 8:42 am | APEC
Tourism ministers from the APEC member economies are coordinating their policies in a bid to make the industry more accessible, inclusive and sustainable. More >>
Overcoming Stereotypes: Women In STEM
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 5:08 am | APEC
To advance the role of women in STEM, it is essential to address entrenched social practices and tasks associated with a female stereotype. More >>
Disaster Management Saves Lives, Good For The Economy
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 4:44 am | APEC
As major disasters intensify, become more rampant, and affect communities more frequently, APEC economies face massive challenges to respond to and mitigate disasters, cushioning its economic and development impacts, and protecting people’s lives. More >>
Women’s Inclusion In Trade Lies In Collective Efforts
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 4:15 am | APEC
Resiliency is essential in navigating the uncertainties and challenges that characterize the global landscape. As we confront evolving geopolitical dynamics, technological disruptions, and environmental challenges, we must build resilient economies that ... More >>
APEC Builds Resilience To Reduce Vulnerability To Climate Change Impacts
Monday, 20 May 2024, 3:28 pm | APEC
Natural catastrophes, most of which hit APEC economies, increase the risk of economic loss in the region as well as threaten the livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations. APEC members are strengthening their cooperation to enhance disaster prevention and ... More >>
Human Capital Investment: Key In Navigating The Shift From Informal To Formal Economy
Monday, 20 May 2024, 4:38 am | APEC
In order to ensure that all economic sectors may benefit from greater trade, inclusive trade works to reduce inequality, promote shared prosperity, and facilitate the transition to the formal economy. More >>
APEC Trade Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 1:54 pm | APEC
In the statement, APEC trade ministers recognized that trade has been facing strong headwinds in recent times, and reiterated their commitment to keeping markets open, removing unnecessary barriers to trade and strengthening trade and investment facilitation ... More >>