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Advancing Gender Equity In Trade Takes Center Stage In APEC Joint Dialogue
Friday, 25 August 2023, 6:26 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment and APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy Seattle, The United States, 24 August 2023 In a significant stride towards advancing gender equality and inclusivity, policymakers and trade ... More >>
Breaking Barriers: APEC Women In Leadership
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 6:52 am | APEC
APEC economies strengthened their commitment to enhance women’s access and opportunities through the La Serena Roadmap for Women and Inclusive Growth . The roadmap guides APEC’s agenda for women’s empowerment along four key targets: 1) establishing ... More >>
APEC Bolsters Women’s Economic Empowerment And MSMEs Growth
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 6:34 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Women and the Economy Forum and Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting Seattle, The United States, 21 August 2023 APEC spotlights the strategic connection between women’s economic empowerment and the growth of micro, ... More >>
Women’s Equal Economic Participation & Leadership Is Indispensable
Monday, 21 August 2023, 10:08 am | APEC
Ministers and high-level representatives from the 21 APEC member economies reaffirmed their commitment to further boost women's economic participation and leadership across Asia-Pacific. “The moment demands that we accelerate our efforts,” said Jennifer ... More >>
Significant Progress Amid Persistent Barriers On Women’s Economic Participation
Sunday, 20 August 2023, 8:20 pm | APEC
APEC member economies continue to make significant progress in key areas affecting women’s economic participation, however policy, data gaps and discriminatory attitudes remain as major obstacles towards gender equality in the region, according to a new ... More >>
Innovative Technologies, Digital Agriculture Necessary to Advance Sustainable, Resilient Agri-food Systems
Friday, 18 August 2023, 6:14 pm | APEC
Leveraging innovation and science, including biotechnology, can provide farmers, fishers, foresters, and other producers with the tools they need to improve productivity, sustainability and resilience. In 2011, the United States hosted its last APEC in ... More >>
Secretary Granholm: There is No Option but to Work Together to Save the Planet
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 6:27 pm | APEC
Issued by the 13th APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting Seattle, The United States, 15 August 2023 “As our energy sectors evolve, you can't just have an energy transition, it must also be just,” said the United States’ Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. ... More >>
Good Regulatory Practices For Better Policies, Greater Benefits For The Public
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 6:51 pm | APEC
Regulators need to strive to do better in designing policies that are balanced, equitable and eliminate undue burdens on groups such as small businesses and others with untapped economic potential, said experts at a good regulatory practices conference ... More >>
New Report Highlights More Trade Restrictive Measures In APEC Region
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 7:38 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Policy Support Unit Seattle, The United States, 9 August 2023 Commercial trade in the APEC region recovered to USD 4.9 trillion in 2022, albeit lower than the projected value of USD 5.4 trillion in 2022 had there been no pandemic, ... More >>
Secretary Becerra: Focus on Wellness will Make Health Systems More Resilient
Monday, 7 August 2023, 6:42 am | APEC
Issued by the 13th APEC High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy Seattle, The United States, 6 August 2023 Health ministers from APEC member economies are strengthening primary health care for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, and seeking ... More >>
Public And Private Groups Unite For Collective Action Against Corruption
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 6:24 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts Working Group Seattle, The United States, 4 August 2023 Ethical business conduct is vital to the sustainable growth of APEC economies and the competitiveness of the region’s businesses. High ... More >>
Secretary Vilsack’s Statement on the 8th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 7:39 am | APEC
Issued by the 8th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting Seattle, The United States, 4 August 2023 The United States Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack shared with agriculture and food ministers a statement that reflects the outcomes of the 8th ... More >>
Secretary Vilsack: Innovation And Technology Are Key In Building Resilient Food System
Friday, 4 August 2023, 10:56 am | APEC
Issued by the 8th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting Seattle, The United States, 3 August 2023 As food insecurity grows globally due to the rising costs, conflicts and climate change that disrupt production and supply chains, APEC ... More >>
Administrator Criswell: Urgent And Decisive Actions Needed To Safeguard Communities From Natural Disasters
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 10:42 pm | APEC
A string of costly wildfires, floods, hurricanes, typhoons and earthquakes have compelled APEC member economies to heightened collective actions to respond to the increasingly complex disaster landscape and instill long-term climate resilience. ... More >>
Uneven Recovery In The APEC Region Amid Uncertainty
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 4:34 pm | APEC
By Rhea Crisologo Hernando and Carlos Kuriyama Rising interest rates, unwinding of massive fiscal support and stubborn inflation dampen growth The global economy continues to grapple with the cost-of-living crisis as relatively high inflation ... More >>
Ambassador Tai’s Statement On The APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting
Saturday, 27 May 2023, 3:10 pm | APEC
Issued by the 2023 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting Detroit, The United States, 26 May 2023 United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai shared with APEC ministers her statement capturing the policy priorities discussed and agreed ... More >>
Secretary Buttigieg’s Statement On The 11th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 5:14 pm | APEC
Issued by the 11th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting Detroit, the United States, 19 May 2023 At the conclusion of the 11th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting in Detroit, the United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg released ... More >>
APEC Pursues Policies Ensuring Equal Access To Education, Training And Jobs
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 5:03 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Human Resources Development Working Group Detroit, The United States, 19 May 2023 Education, labor and human resources development officials are laying the foundation for an inclusive and sustainable economy by pursuing policies ... More >>
Applications Open For The 2023 APEC Healthy Women Research Prize
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:30 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy Singapore, 28 March 2023 The 2023 APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize (HWHE) calls for applications to showcase outstanding research seeking to improve women’s health ... More >>
Narrowing The Gender Gap In Access To Digital Finance Can Help Women To Thrive
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 6:26 am | APEC
By Rhea Crisologo Hernando Digital inclusion and wider access to financial services empower women. Financial inclusion in the APEC region started out as an immediate policy response to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and evolved into an ... More >>
