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Cooperation Is Key To Advancing Critical Priority Of Women's Economic Participation
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 7:14 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy Palm Springs, The United States, 27 February 2023 APEC members accelerate their coordinated work to tackle gender inequality in the region by diving deep into issues critical to women's ... More >>
APEC Tackles Gender Inequality By Focusing On Care Economy, Trade And Climate
Monday, 27 February 2023, 6:30 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy Palm Springs, The United States, 26 February 2023 APEC members are redoubling their efforts in addressing and removing barriers that continue to prevent women and girls from diverse backgrounds ... More >>
APEC Addresses Barriers For Women In Customs Administrations
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 8:55 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures Palm Springs, The United States, 20 February 2023 APEC through its Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures solidifies its commitment to advance gender equality and advance women’s economic empowerment ... More >>
Small Business And Food Waste: Not A Small Problem
Monday, 20 February 2023, 1:02 pm | APEC
By Aaron Sydor Conflict, supply disruption, rising prices, and shortages are all impacting food supplies globally. Just as we are nearing some form of recovery from the pandemic, we are now facing another global challenge in the form of a food crisis ... More >>
Asia-Pacific Business Leaders Call For Action On Climate And Economic Inclusion
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 1:56 pm | APEC
Auckland, 14 February 2023 - Members of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) met in Auckland, New Zealand this week to develop a work plan that calls on policymakers to leverage trade and economic policies to address the region’s sustainability ... More >>
Female Entrepreneurs Driving Organic, Biodegradable Businesses Won The 2022 APEC BEST Award
Friday, 16 December 2022, 8:11 pm | APEC
Issued by the Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy Singapore, 15 December 2022 The winners of the annual APEC Business Efficiency and Success Target (BEST) Award are a diverse group of effective entrepreneurs and innovators from around the ... More >>
APEC Launches Information Hub For International Travel
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 5:43 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Health Working Group Bangkok, Thailand, 15 November 2022 Today APEC launched a one-stop portal aiming to provide high-level summary of information on international travel within the region as member economies safely resume cross-border ... More >>
APEC Leaders Issue 2022 Declaration And The Bangkok Goals On The Bio-Circular-Green Economy
Sunday, 20 November 2022, 4:52 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 19 November 2022 The Leaders of the 21 APEC member economies issued the 2022 Leaders’ Declaration following the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting chaired by the Prime Minister ... More >>
Voices Of The Future 2022: Youth Delegates On The Needs Of A Generation
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 5:49 pm | APEC
APEC Secretariat Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received a joint declaration from more than 100 Voices of the Future delegates with whom he met on Monday. Reflecting the views of the youth sector, the declaration highlights issues that are important ... More >>
Green Recovery Is An Urgent Issue, Not Just An Option: APEC Report
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 3:39 pm | APEC
APEC member economies are facing extensive sustainability challenges and there is an urgent need to embark on green structural reforms to tackle this and promote a green recovery from the economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, an ... More >>
Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith’s Statement On The 2022 APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting
Friday, 21 October 2022, 6:28 am | APEC
Issued by the 2022 APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 20 October 2022 Thailand’s Minister of Finance, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, shared with the APEC region’s finance ministers a statement that reflects the outcomes of the 2022 ... More >>
APEC Finance Ministers Address Risks Of Inflation, Promote New Growth Drivers
Friday, 21 October 2022, 6:07 am | APEC
Issued by the 2022 APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 20 October 2022 Finance ministers and high-level representatives from the 21 APEC member economies convened in Bangkok against the backdrop of an adverse global environment—where ... More >>
APEC Boosts SMEs’ Competitiveness Through Health Ethics Pacts
Monday, 19 September 2022, 3:43 pm | APEC
APEC is ramping up efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of the region’s small businesses in the health sector through the expansion of public-private business ethics pacts . The Business Ethics for APEC SMEs initiative aims to further help ... More >>
Why APEC Should Transition To Electric Cars Sooner Rather Than Later
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 5:25 am | APEC
And four recommendations for how to do away with internal combustion engine vehicles, from a policy perspective Climate change is a global existential threat. Right now, its effects are especially felt in the Asia-Pacific region, where thousands of vulnerable ... More >>
Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow's Statement On The APEC Small And Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 5:21 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting Phuket, Thailand, 10 September 2022 This morning, Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Thailand Deputy Prime Minister and Vice Chairman of the Thailand Board of SME Promotion, shared with ministers ... More >>
Ministers Aim For Recovery, Resilience For Asia-Pacific’s Small Business
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 5:15 am | APEC
Issued by the 28th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting Phuket, Thailand, 10 September 2022 Minister-level officials and high-level representatives from APEC member economies met to put in place a plan for the crucial recovery of ... More >>
Research Addressing Postnatal Depression Wins APEC Healthy Women Prize
Friday, 9 September 2022, 6:04 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy Bangkok, Thailand, 9 September 2022 An innovative study that developed a comprehensive, accessible and affordable maternal depression screening strategy has won the 2022 APEC Healthy Women, ... More >>
Minister: Women’s Economic Empowerment Boosts Sustainability
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 6:11 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Women and the Economy Forum Bangkok, Thailand, 7 September 2022 Gender and economic and social development ministers and high-level representatives from APEC member economies are pushing for more progress on women and girls’ economic ... More >>
APEC Cultivates Common Goals Ahead Of November’s Meeting
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 7:28 pm | APEC
Issued by the Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting Chiang Mai, Thailand, 31 August 2022 Continuing constructive dialogue in the face of uncertainties, APEC senior officials forged ahead to establish common ground for advancing APEC’s goal for an open, ... More >>
Strengthening Women’s Health Policies For A More Inclusive Economy
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 7:33 pm | APEC
By Dr Pongsadhorn Pokpermdee APEC Health Week kicks off with two dialogues on family planning and cervical cancer elimination, as well as their effects on the workforce and the economy. Thailand is the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ... More >>
