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2008 Fastest Growing 50 Awards, Presentation by Ambassador Juan C. Capuñay
Singapore, 23 July 2008 -- While governments want to promote economic growth and increased standards of living, it is private business that constitutes the engine of growth and leads the way in developing and adopting new technologies. It is the private sector that carries out the trade and investment activities that create economic growth. But governments and intergovernmental forums like APEC play a significant role in building effective policies and shaping the environment in which business operates: by providing stable and open markets; a business-conducive environment; and addressing sudden shocks to our markets and communities. The Asia Pacific region has before it both new opportunities and new challenges. Markets are now truly global. Read more>>
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Singapore to Pilot Trade Recovery Exercise in 2009
Singapore, 24 July 2008 -- Singapore has taken the lead in a pilot exercise, enlisting several APEC member economies to recreate a scenario in which trade supply chains have been disrupted.
The formal announcement came at the close of a two-day workshop (Workshop on APEC Trade Recovery Programme, 23 - 24 July 2008), bringing together industry experts and government officials from across the Asia-Pacific.>>
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APEC@Work - Harmonizing Regulatory Practices Across APEC: Good Clinical Research Inspection
No longer are drug companies restricted to operating within the borders of a limited regulatory environment. The pharmaceutical industry has globalized tremendously leading to a number of issues that are very pertinent to the way clinical research is seen by both governments and industry. That's why APEC economies got together in Bangkok to discuss good clinical research practices (GCP) and how to harmonize standards and their implementation across the APEC region.>>
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Prepare Students for Rapid Change and Cross-Cultural Interdependence, say APEC Ministers
Lima, Peru, 12 June 2008 -- Workers need "to go to higher levels" and to develop their propensity for "critical thinking, creativity, teamwork and self-learning", according to ministers throughout the Asia-Pacific. A Joint Statement issued by APEC Education Ministers anticipates rapid technological change and the need to transcend borders in accommodating them. Read more >>
Read official Ministers' Statement >>
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