PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
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Pacific Basin Economic Council to convene general meeting Xinhua News Agency May 16, 1997 MANILA -- The 30th International General Meeting of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) will open here Monday to enhance business relationships and address emerging issues in the Pacific and global economies. About 600 local and foreign businessmen will attend the three-day meeting, the theme of which is "Pacific in Transition: Adapting to a Changing Business Environment," according to the PBEC secretariat. Founded in 1976, PBEC is an association of business leaders from the Pacific that promotes the expansion of trade and investment through open markets. PBEC serves as a forum through which regional business leaders create new business relationships and address emerging issues in the Pacific and global economies. PBEC is composed of over 1,200 companies in 19 member economies -- Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and the United States. Ecuador President Fabian Alarcon Rivera, Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing, Director General of the World Trade Organization Renato Ruggiero and other dignitaries are expected to make keynote speeches at the meeting.