Korea is hosting APEC for the first time in 20 years, focusing on innovation, digitalization and sustainability -Jan 2025
In 2024, APEC embarked on a journey to Peru under the theme of “Empower, Include, Grow”. Under this theme, we shared ideas on inclusive and interconnected growth, digitalization and innovation to promote formal and global economy, and sustainable growth for resilient...
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Dr. Alan Bollard appointed as the new Chair for NZPECC
Dear PBEC Members, This is to inform you that Dr. Alan Bollard has been appointed as the new Chair for NZPECC and Dr. Robert Scollay as Vice Chair for NZPECC. PBEC as a Standing Committee Board member of PECC welcomes...
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WTO members secure unprecedented package of trade outcomes at MC12
WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives. The “Geneva Package” confirms the historical importance of the multilateral trading system and underlines the...
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BloombergNEF Announce Its First Net Zero Summit In Bali Ahead Of B20 And G20 Summits
Net zero-themed Summit to convene 300 global and Indonesian business leaders and investors on November 12, 2022 New York, May, 2022 – BloombergNEF (BNEF) will host a special one-off BloombergNEF Summit Bali on November 12, 2022 ahead of the Business...
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Deputy Prime Minister Jurin’s Statement on the APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting
Chair of the 2022 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting Bangkok, Thailand | 23 May 2022 Through a statement, Thailand Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawit, shared with APEC Trade Ministers and member economies his assessment of the prevailing views of...
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A PBEC Interview with Skyportz Founder Clem-Newton Brown
The missing link in Advancing the Aviation Mobility Sector – how Skyportz is seeking to address it. Interview by PBEC Renee Pan Advanced Air Mobility has been one of the most active sectors throughout Covid-19 in terms of advancement in...
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Supply chains set for “substantial” restructure
in International Shipping News Leading chief economists have warned of a “substantial restructuring” of supply chains over the next three years, with both diversification and localisation expected. “Global supply chains have been increasingly redrawn over the past years, including through Brexit,...
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Indo-Pacific framework to begin with 13 nations, including India
'We're writing the new rules,' Biden says, but Taiwan not included U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework launch event at the Izumi Garden Gallery in Tokyo...
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High commodity prices will slow fiscal consolidation in Asia
In announcing subsidies, tax cuts and other measures to lessen the impact of global price shocks on consumers and foster growth, Asia-Pacific economies could see fiscal deficits increase through 2022. – April 2022. Priyanka Kishore Head of India and South...
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Data Rules Risk Making China ‘Digital Island,’ Companies Say
April 21, 2022 Business group says unclear rules pose challenges to companies Xi Jinping’s government rolling out a host of major data laws China’s “uniquely restrictive” data laws risk boosting U.S. firms’ cost of doing business in the No. 2...
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APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules Go Global
On April 21, 2022, the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Chinese Taipei published a declaration (the “Declaration”) establishing the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum (the “Global CBPR Forum”). The Global CBPR Forum will...
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