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China Contributes To APEC Sub-fund On Combating COVID-19 And Economic Recovery
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 8:34 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Secretariat Singapore, 24 August 2021 China has contributed USD 1 million toward the establishment of a new APEC sub-fund on combating COVID-19 and economic recovery (CCER), aiming to support initiatives that strengthen member economies’ ... More >>
APEC’s Vaccine Action Plan
Monday, 23 August 2021, 2:34 pm | APEC
Singapore, 23 August 2021 APEC member economies developed a comprehensive 10-year strategy in a bid to support the region’s routine vaccination effort and enhance the resilience and sustainability of immunization programs in the region through ... More >>
APEC Agriculture Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 6:36 pm | APEC
Issued by the 6th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security Wellington, New Zealand, 19 August 2021 Ministers responsible for food security from the 21 APEC member economies issued a joint statement following their virtual meeting on 19 August 2021. The statement ... More >>
Ministers Commit To Protect Food Systems, Launch Food Security Roadmap
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 6:33 pm | APEC
Issued by the 6th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Food Security Wellington, New Zealand, 19 August 2021 Agriculture and food ministers from the 21 APEC member economies reaffirmed their commitment to an open, transparent, productive, sustainable and resilient APEC ... More >>
APEC Posts Strong First Quarter Growth, on Track to hit 6.4%
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 1:29 pm | APEC
The APEC region posted a 6.1 percent increase in economic growth in the first quarter of 2021, bouncing back strongly from a 2 percent decline in the first quarter of 2020, according to an updated report by the APEC Policy Support Unit. This number ... More >>
Officials Begin Technical Meeting Cluster, Propel APEC’s Recovery Progress
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 2:01 pm | APEC
The third and final APEC technical meeting cluster is now underway involving close to 2,400 officials, policymakers and private-sector representatives from 21 economies and more than 80 virtual working groups and fora meetings and activities. The meeting ... More >>
Urgent Multilateral Cooperation To Build Back Better
Saturday, 24 July 2021, 4:49 pm | APEC
By Rebecca Sta Maria By meeting in July, APEC Leaders break tradition to highlight the importance of coming together amid the crisis. The first COVID-19 vaccines were born from great need and rapid innovation. Normally an arduous process involving ... More >>
Prime Minister Ardern Steers APEC Leaders Toward Course For Recovery
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 5:46 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Chair Wellington, New Zealand, 16 July 2021 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has chaired a meeting of leaders representing the 21 APEC member economies overnight. “For the first time in APEC’s history ... More >>
APEC Economic Leaders’ Statement Overcoming COVID-19 And Accelerating Economic Recovery
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 5:44 am | APEC
Issued by the APEC Informal Leaders' Retreat Wellington, New Zealand, 16 July 2021 We, the APEC Economic Leaders met on 16 July 2021 to discuss the COVID-19 health and economic crisis and response. The pandemic continues to have a devastating impact ... More >>
Prime Minister Ardern To Chair APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat On COVID-19
Monday, 12 July 2021, 4:03 pm | APEC
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will chair a 16 July meeting of APEC Leaders focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic effects. “This is the first time in APEC’s history that leaders have held an extraordinary meeting at leaders’ ... More >>
APEC Looks To Partnerships To Support Business Recovery
Friday, 25 June 2021, 3:43 pm | APEC
Finance ministers and business leaders from the 21 APEC member economies convened virtually on Friday to discuss the ongoing responses for businesses, especially micro, small and medium enterprises, during the pandemic, as well as the policies economies ... More >>
APEC Fortifies Disaster Risk Management, Strengthens Local Communities
Monday, 21 June 2021, 4:38 pm | APEC
Issued by the Emergency Preparedness Working Group Senior disaster management officials from APEC member economies are intensifying regional cooperation in a bid to build a more resilient disaster risk reduction amidst the current pandemic, climate change ... More >>
APEC’s New Structural Reform Plan To Boost Resilience Against Future Shocks
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 5:43 pm | APEC
Issued by the 3rd APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 16 June 2021 Structural reform took center stage as ministers and economic officials from 21 APEC member economies convened virtually on Wednesday, chaired by New Zealand ... More >>
APEC Structural Reform Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 5:37 pm | APEC
Issued by the 3rd APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 16 June 2021 Ministers responsible for structural reform from APEC member economies issued a joint statement following their virtual meeting on 16 June 2021. The statement ... More >>
Customs At The Forefront Of Facilitating COVID-19 Vaccines And Essential Goods
Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 4:48 pm | APEC
Customs officials from APEC member economies joined forces to support the region’s recovery effort by developing a set of best practice guidelines to support the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines in the APEC region. The Best Practice Guidelines for APEC ... More >>
The 2021 APEC App Challenge
Monday, 7 June 2021, 4:01 pm | APEC
An app that makes it easy for people in the region to do their safety QR code check-ins, developed and designed by a team from Australia, has won the 2021 APEC App Challenge, held on the eve of the 2021 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting (MRT). The ... More >>
Ministers Unite On COVID-19 Vaccine Steps And Rejuvenating The WTO
Sunday, 6 June 2021, 4:38 pm | APEC
APEC Trade Ministers today committed to speeding up the cross-border flow of vaccines and related goods to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This followed the completion of the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting chaired by New Zealand Minister ... More >>
APEC Trade Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Sunday, 6 June 2021, 5:15 am | APEC
Issued by the Virtual Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting Wellington, New Zealand, 5 June 2021 We, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT), met virtually from 4-5 June 2021. Our meeting was chaired by Hon ... More >>
Pandemic Must Remain Our Highest Priority: Business Leaders To APEC Ministers
Saturday, 5 June 2021, 1:15 pm | APEC
Issued by the APEC Secretariat Singapore, 5 June 2021 APEC trade ministers joined the Asia-Pacific business leaders on Friday to hear from the private sector their views toward the forum’s focus on regional economic integration, trade implications ... More >>
Senior Officials Press Bold Trade Agenda Ahead Of Ministers’ Meeting
Friday, 4 June 2021, 12:25 pm | APEC
Senior officials from 21 APEC members discussed a range of proposals for bold and concrete trade initiatives on vaccines and related goods and services, structural reforms, digital innovation as well as inclusion and sustainability as part of the ... More >>
