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APEC Peru 2008 Peru hosts APEC in 2008. Visit the APEC 2008 website to find out more. >>
  Change of APEC Secretariat's Telephone and Fax Numbers >>
  2nd Meeting of APEC Business Advisory Council, Moscow, Russia, May 12-14, 2008 >>
  APEC Business Travel Card >>
  APEC at a Glance, 2008 (500kb, PDF) >>
  APEC Outcomes and Outlook, 2007/2008 (1.6MB, PDF) >>
  APEC Structural Reform, January 2008 (500kb, PDF) >>
 
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-Market Liberalization and its Relationship with Market Structure, Conduct and Performance of the Food Processing Industry in Asean Economies, April 2008
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  APEC Individual Action Plans >>
Latest APEC News 
Women Leaders' Network Leaders Exhort APEC Leaders and Ministers
Arequipa, Peru, 14 May 2008 -- Women throughout the Asia-Pacific have a message for APEC Ministers: women are critical to regional economic growth. Throughout meetings in Arequipa, Peru, the network has considered the negative impact of the marginalization of women as economic contributors and has issued specific recommendations to APEC Leaders and Ministers.
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Crunch Time for Doha Round of Trade Negotiations
Moscow, Russia, 13 May 2008 -- Leading business representatives from the Asia-Pacific region have made a strong call for actions by governments to bring the Doha Development Round of multilateral trade negotiations to a successful conclusion within the next three months.>>
 
Who Needs Women? APEC Women Leaders Consider Their Options at the 13th APEC Women Leaders' Network Meeting
Arequipa, Peru, 12 May 2008 -- In spite of market progress, businesswomen across the Asia-Pacific continue to face many of the same old problems. According to Dr. Lorna Wright of the Schulich School of Business at York University in Canada, they still encounter major challenges in accessing credit, acquiring business management skills and in coping with disproportionate family and household duties.

The Women Leaders' Network (WLN) is currently meeting in Arequipa (12 - 14 May) to discuss the challenges and opportunities of globalization and trade for women; and ultimately to make recommendations to APEC officials. >>
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Upcoming Events
APEC Workshop on Gender Analysis Training
Meeting of Gender Focal Point Network
Arequipa, Peru
May 15-18, 2008
 
Seminar on Good Governance on Investment Promotion
Lima, Peru
May 19-20, 2008
 
Building Fiscal Sustainability through Better Risk Management of Public-Private Partnership Projects (Segment 2 Workshop)
Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam
May 19-20, 2008
 
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