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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 >>
Minister Varawut’s Statement On The 5th APEC Meeting Of Ministers Responsible For Forestry
Monday, 29 August 2022, 7:00 am | APEC
Issued by the 5th APEC Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Forestry Chiang Mai, Thailand, 27 August 2022 Recognizing the impact of the global energy situation, climate change, loss of biological diversity and deforestation on APEC economies, Thailand’s ... More >>
Minister Chalermchai’s Statement On APEC’s 7th Food Security Ministerial Meeting
Saturday, 27 August 2022, 5:17 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC 7th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand, 26 August 2022 Thailand’s Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Chalermchai Sri-On, shared with agriculture and food ministers from APEC member economies a statement ... More >>
Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's Statement On The APEC High-Level Meeting On Health And The Economy
Saturday, 27 August 2022, 5:16 am | APEC
Issued by the 12th APEC High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy Bangkok, Thailand, 26 August 2022 Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, Anutin Charnvirakul, shared with health ministers from the 21 APEC member economies ... More >>
Ensuring Food Security Is Top Priority For APEC Ministers
Saturday, 27 August 2022, 5:08 am | APEC
Issued by the 7th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand, 26 August 2022 Agriculture and food ministers from APEC member economies are expediting actions on a regional and domestic level to combat food insecurity by encouraging ... More >>
APEC To Strengthen Cooperation In Sustainable Forest Management
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 6:00 am | APEC
Issued by the 5th APEC Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Forestry Chiang Mai, Thailand, 24 August 2022 Ministers responsible for forestry from APEC member economies are pressing for more cooperation to curb deforestation and further biodiversity ... More >>
Minister Phiphat’s Statement On The APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting
Saturday, 20 August 2022, 6:28 am | APEC
Issued by the 11th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 19 August 2022 Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, shared with Tourism Ministers from the 21 APEC member economies a statement that reflects ... More >>
APEC Ministers: Regenerate Tourism Markets
Friday, 19 August 2022, 6:38 pm | APEC
Issued by the 11th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting Bangkok, Thailand, 19 August 2022 Tourism Ministers from APEC member economies are coordinating their policies to revive the tourism and travel industry in the region so that it is safe, sustainable, ... More >>
2022 APEC Science Prize Nominations Announced
Monday, 15 August 2022, 7:09 pm | APEC
Thirteen young scientists from the 21 APEC member economies have been nominated for this year’s APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education, or ASPIRE. With this year’s theme of “ Innovation to achieve economic, environmental, and ... More >>
APEC Region’s Growth To Slow Amid Uncertainties And Crises
Friday, 5 August 2022, 2:54 pm | APEC
Economic growth in the APEC region is expected to slow this year amid soaring inflation, a protracted war in Ukraine and heightened uncertainties, on top of the continuing impact of the pandemic and virus mutations that are draining resources, according ... More >>
APEC Needs To Future-Proof The Region From Crises
Friday, 29 July 2022, 5:59 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Secretariat Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam, 28 July 2022 APEC is forging ahead on its effort to advance regional economic integration by future-proofing regional travel and boosting sustainability goals in a bid to dampen the impact of continued ... More >>
APEC Launches Collaborative Framework On Online Dispute Resolution To Help Small Businesses
Monday, 20 June 2022, 3:15 pm | APEC
APEC strengthens its support for small businesses and the region’s economic and legal infrastructure by adding partners to its collaborative framework for online dispute resolution (ODR) in order to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) ... More >>