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SRI LANKA: What Upsets Colombo's Middle Class?
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:31 pm | APEC
"We in Colombo also now have to become like people living in the North and East in our outlook. We no longer know what is what, which is which, whether we are coming or going", a lawyer friend of mine living in Colombo, a told me today. More >>
ASIA: Women's Views On Prevention Of Torture
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:30 pm | APEC
SRI LANKA: Mrs. RMAR a retired police sergeant talks about policing in Sri Lanka. What do you think of the policing system of your country? Is it good? Or do you think it should be different? More >>
APEC Acts On Forging Interconnected Asia Pacific
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:27 pm | APEC
Businesses, academics and APEC officials gathered on Monday to finalise action plans aimed at improving supply chain connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region, crucial to boosting economic growth and speeding up regional economic integration. More >>
APEC Ministers Press For Developing Human Resource
Friday, 17 September 2010, 5:53 pm | APEC
Facing unprecedented joblessness over the past two years, Ministers from APEC member economies convened on Thursday in Beijing to discuss how to address severe global employment challenges, which were brought about by the global financial crisis. More >>
PlansTo Improve Social Safety Net In APEC Region
Friday, 17 September 2010, 5:42 pm | APEC
Bejing, China, 16 September 2010 – China’s President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on APEC Ministers to develop better social safety nets as the region emerges from the global economic crisis. More >>
APEC Tourism Ministers To Meet Sept 22-23
Friday, 17 September 2010, 3:10 pm | APEC
APEC Tourism Ministers meet in Nara, Japan, next week to address issues such as the importance of achieving sustained and balanced growth in the tourism industry in the Asia-Pacific region following the global financial crisis. More >>
APEC Formulates New Growth Strategy For Region
Sunday, 8 August 2010, 5:14 pm | APEC
APEC has committed to pursuing “high quality growth” in a Statement released today at the Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Roundtable held in Beppu, Japan. More >>
APEC helps business take advantage of FTAs
Monday, 7 June 2010, 7:29 pm | APEC
Sapporo, 6 June 2010 – APEC has today launched a new gateway to tariff and rules of origin information to help alleviate the ‘noodle bowl’ effect created by free trade agreements. More >>
APEC Trade Ministers On Securing Economic Growth
Monday, 7 June 2010, 11:55 am | APEC
In a Statement issued today, at the close of two-day talks, APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade address: The state of the global economy; Members’ progress in achieving APEC’s Bogor Goals of free and open trade More >>
Businesses have 5 recommendations for APEC
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 3:52 pm | APEC
As Trade Ministers from across APEC prepare for their annual meeting later this week, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) has delivered a set of five recommendations, with the intent that they be taken to APEC Leaders. These are: More >>
Russia Joins The APEC Business Travel Card Scheme
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 10:58 am | APEC
The APEC Business Mobility Group announced today that the Russian Federation has been accepted into the APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) scheme as a transitional member. This means that all of APEC’s 21 members now participate in the scheme. More >>
Energy security in APEC
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 1:49 pm | APEC
Chinese Taipei, 27 May 2010 – Recent turmoil in global energy markets underscores “the continuing challenges we face in strengthening energy security throughout the Asia Pacific,” says the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). More >>
Small reforms make big sense
Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 4:46 pm | APEC
Hiroshima, Japan, 3 March 2010 – The number of days it takes to start a business can have a direct impact on economic growth, says the World Bank. More >>
16th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting
Friday, 13 November 2009, 10:18 am | APEC
We, the finance ministers of the APEC economies, convened our 16th annual meeting in Singapore on 12 November 2009 under the chairmanship of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance of Singapore. The meeting was also attended by the Managing ... More >>
Analysis: APEC Members Enjoy de Facto Integration
Monday, 9 November 2009, 1:09 pm | APEC
9 November 2009 – The impact of APEC membership on trade is comparable to that of a free trade agreement, even without a binding agreement. In a report completed last month, an independent research team has tackled the much-debated question: Does ... More >>
Benefits of globalisation
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:59 pm | APEC
Singapore, 22 July 2009 – After two days of discussion, APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade have declared their intention to “ensure that the benefits of globalisation are spread more widely across our societies and that our growth strategies are consistent ... More >>
Pascal Lamy launches WTO Report 2009
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 4:51 pm | APEC
Singapore, 22 July 2009 – The World Trade Organisation has launched its annual World Trade Report at an APEC forum, just hours after APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade declared their “determination to uphold and strengthen the rules-based ... More >>
Expect improvements in trade finance, says APEC
Sunday, 19 July 2009, 1:28 pm | APEC
Singapore, 17 July 2009 – A survey among the APEC economies has shown that 10 out of 18 surveyed APEC economies expect that the trade financing situation should ease over the next six months. Nevertheless, the situation still bears watching ... More >>
Ministers Emphasize Need for Social Responsibility
Monday, 24 November 2008, 1:53 pm | APEC
Amid what are widely considered the most difficult economic circumstances since the creation of APEC in 1989, Ministers of Trade and Foreign Affairs from across 21 APEC economies gathered to make recommendations to Leaders this week. More >>
President of Peru Confronts Financial Crisis
Monday, 24 November 2008, 1:50 pm | APEC
Addressing business advisors appointed by 21 APEC Leaders, Peruvian President Alan Garcia said yesterday that APEC economies are best positioned to confront the current financial crisis. More >>
