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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 >>
Rebalancing underway but significant imbalances continue
Saturday, 23 March 2013, 12:03 pm | APEC
Hong Kong, China, 22 Mar 2013 - Growing pressure on currencies and capital in the post-global financial crisis period has the potential to restrict trade and investment, according to APEC Executive Director, Dr Alan Bollard. More >>
APEC to Honor Outstanding Ocean Researcher
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 1:45 pm | APEC
Issued By the APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation Singapore, 18 Mar 2013 - APEC member economies have announced that they will honor a young scientist in 2013 whose collaborative work in the region has made an outstanding contribution ... More >>
APEC energy outlook
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 5:56 pm | APEC
Even under ‘business-as-usual’ assumptions, APEC member economies which account for about 60 percent of world energy demand will likely meet their target of a 45 percent improvement in efficiency by 2035. But there is still further work to be ... More >>
Vladivostok Declaration - Integrate to Grow and Prosper
Sunday, 9 September 2012, 5:33 pm | APEC
We, the Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), gathered in Vladivostok, Russia on 8-9 September 2012 for the 20th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting under the APEC 2012 theme of "Integrate to Grow, Innovate to Prosper" to reveal the ... More >>
Putin: “build bridges, not walls”
Sunday, 9 September 2012, 10:06 am | APEC
“It is important to follow fundamental principles of open markets and free trade,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin when he opened the two-day meeting of APEC Economic Leaders in Vladivostok on Saturday. More >>
Leaders’ Agenda: action-oriented growth and global recovery
Saturday, 8 September 2012, 3:47 pm | APEC
Leaders’ Agenda: action-oriented growth and global recovery, says Putin Issued by the APEC Secretariat Vladivostok, Russia, 8 September 2012 – Russian President Vladimir Putin previewed the agenda of the 20th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting ... More >>
2012 ASPIRE Prize for health innovation
Saturday, 8 September 2012, 3:42 pm | APEC
Winner of 2012 ASPIRE Prize for health innovation announced Issued by the APEC Industrial Science and Technology Working Group 7 September 2012, Vladivostok, Russia – Dr. Rossa Wai Kwun Chiu was presented the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research ... More >>
New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor to lead APEC Secretariat
Friday, 7 September 2012, 10:07 am | APEC
During their meeting on Thursday in Vladivostok, APEC Ministers welcomed the successful selection and appointment of New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor Dr Alan Bollard who will be the Secretariat's second Executive Director for a fixed term. He was introduced ... More >>
