36th International General Meeting PBEC returns to Korea's capital city of Seoul for its 36th IGM from May 9-13, 2003. Under the theme of Managing Uncertainties: Challenges and Opportunities for Corporate Leadership, the region's premiere international business conference will bring together corporate leaders, key government officials, and leading experts from around the Pacific Basin. PBEC Welcomes APEC Head Ambassador Piamsak Milintachinda, the new Executive Director of APEC, recently met with PBEC President Dalton Tanonaka in Hawaii. The two leaders had a wide-ranging discussion on key issues facing both regional organizations in the coming year, and pledged greater cooperation and mutual support. Corporate Planning & Security Threats In a survey taken of chairmen of PBEC’s 20 Asia-Pacific member economies, most said the way they do business isn’t being significantly revised because of potential war with Iraq and North Korea, and the ongoing threat of terrorism.

Pacific Journal Download the latest issue of the PBEC newsletter, recapping the Los Cabos Mid-term Meeting and previewing the Seoul IGM. APEC Makes Some Progress, But Has Lost Sight of its Larger Goals The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada weighs in on APEC's ambitious trade liberalization and facilitation agenda.

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