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Airport Gate Innovators Win Prize To Help Get People Moving Again
Monday, 6 December 2021, 3:49 pm | APEC
When Faisal Ariff and his team began developing automated airport gates seven years ago, their intent was simply to speed up the process of going through immigration. Back then standing in long immigration queues was considered to be an inconvenience. ... More >>
APEC’s Agenda In 2022
Saturday, 4 December 2021, 6:23 am | APEC
Issued by the Informal APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting Phuket, Thailand, 3 December 2021 “We need to rethink our approach and adopt a future growth model that creates a paradigm shift and addresses the inherent inequalities and imbalances that render ... More >>
Sta Maria Reappointed As APEC Secretariat Executive Director
Monday, 15 November 2021, 6:59 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Secretariat Singapore, 15 November 2021 Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria has been reappointed Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, the coordinating and technical advisory body for advancing the joint initiatives of the 21 APEC member ... More >>
APEC Leaders Issue Declaration
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 6:02 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 12 November 2021 The leaders of the 21 APEC member economies concluded the 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Friday by adopting a declaration under the theme of Join, Work, ... More >>
PM Ardern Rallies APEC Leaders On COVID Response, Climate Change
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 6:01 am | APEC
Wellington, New Zealand, 12 November 2021 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened the 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Friday by reaffirming her confidence in multilateral cooperation as leaders look to emerge together from the global crisis ... More >>
Prime Minister Ardern Calls For Cooperation To Achieve Recovery
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 3:22 pm | APEC
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for political and business leaders to work together to build a strong, equitable and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Delivering the keynote address to a global business audience ... More >>
Make Decisions With The Next Generations In Mind, Urges Prime Minister Ardern
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 2:11 pm | APEC
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accepted the APEC Voices of the Future 2021 youth declaration in her role as APEC 2021 Chair on Wednesday. She has acknowledged the work of young people around the region to join together and produce a declaration ... More >>
APEC Ministers Announce Digital Prosperity Award Winner
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 4:40 pm | APEC
This year, the Digital Prosperity Award recognizes the APEC Traveller App built by an exceptional team of developers from Malaysia whose winning digital tool focused on supporting the resumption of tourism—an essential sector for economic recovery ... More >>
APEC Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 7:16 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Ministerial Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 9 November 2021 Facing a persistent and uncertain pandemic and its continuous impact on the health, well-being and economic prosperity of the region, resulting in estimated USD 1.2 ... More >>
APEC To Advance Sustainability, Innovation And Inclusion
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 7:09 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Ministerial Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 9 November 2021 APEC Ministers are considering ways to support the economic contributions of women, Indigenous Peoples, vulnerable communities and youth as one of the main drivers to ... More >>
Ministers: Trade That Benefits All Is Vital For Economic Recovery
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 6:18 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Ministerial Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 8 November 2021 Ministers from the 21 APEC member economies are meeting virtually over the next two days to accelerate the region’s economic recovery through innovative trade policy ... More >>
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern To Chair The 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 6:09 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting Chair Wellington, New Zealand, 8 November 2021 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will chair a virtual meeting of APEC Leaders on 13 November—the pinnacle of New Zealand’s 2021 APEC host year. ... More >>
APEC Region’s Economy To Grow By 6% In 2021: Report
Monday, 8 November 2021, 5:17 pm | APEC
The economy of the APEC region is expected to grow by 6 percent in 2021 and will settle at 4.9 percent in 2022 in anticipation of the unwinding of fiscal and monetary support measures, says a newly published report on economic trends in the Asia-Pacific. ... More >>
APEC Leaders, Ministers, Officials Convene To Push For Inclusive And Sustainable Recovery
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 6:56 am | APEC
Issued by the 2021 Concluding APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 5 November 2021 The 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, hosted by New Zealand and chaired by Prime Minister Jacinda, Ardern has commenced. Under the theme “ Join, ... More >>
Expanding The APEC List Of Environmental Goods List To Fight Climate Change: Analysis
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 6:04 pm | APEC
Expanding the APEC List of Environmental Goods will boost the Asia-Pacific region’s response to the urgent call for the adaptation to and mitigation of the global climate crisis and promote sustainability, an APEC Policy Support Unit policy brief advised. ... More >>
Amid Digital Change, What Do Small Businesses Need?
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 8:04 pm | APEC
A multisector list of recommendations Short answer: Infrastructure, capacity, funding and equality. These are the four main demands to government officials from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in APEC economies, according to the participants ... More >>
APEC Finance Ministers Focus On Inclusive, Sustainable COVID Recovery
Friday, 22 October 2021, 7:30 pm | APEC
APEC finance ministers will continue to work together to respond to the effects of COVID-19 and ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery while capitalising on the opportunity to build a more resilient future. The New Zealand Minister of Finance ... More >>
APEC Finance Ministers Announce Joint Statement
Friday, 22 October 2021, 7:17 pm | APEC
Issued by the 2021 APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 22 October 2021 Finance Ministers from the 21 APEC member economies announced a joint statement at the conclusion of their meeting on Friday highlighting the importance ... More >>
New Zealand Joins APEC’s Efforts To Implement Ethics Pacts, Strengthens Small Businesses & Patient Health
Monday, 18 October 2021, 1:27 pm | APEC
APEC reinforces the importance of ethical business conduct for small businesses in the health sector by expanding implementation of ethics pacts as New Zealand launches a consensus framework to improve ethical collaboration in its health system. The ... More >>
New Zealand Prime Minister, The Rt Hon. Jacinda Ardern, To Deliver Opening Address At APEC CEO Summit 2021
Sunday, 17 October 2021, 7:55 pm | APEC
The state of the world in this second year of the global COVID-19 pandemic will be the focus of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s address to open the APEC CEO Summit 2021, from Auckland’s Aotea Centre on Thursday 11 November (NZT). ... More >>
