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Vol.14, August 2007 |
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Singapore, August 21, 2007
Climate change, energy security and clean development will be high on the agenda at the 2007 Leaders' Meeting in Sydney. The APEC Secretariat has prepared a fact sheet to provide information on the work already done within the APEC forum on these issues. |
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Sydney, Australia, August 7, 2007
The APEC Business Advisory Council 2007 Report calls on APEC Leaders to continue to improve international competitiveness to maintain robust economic growth in the region. The Report also identifies climate change and energy security as fundamental issues for business that require the attention of policy-makers. |
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Singapore, August 3, 2007
The United States will provide APEC with US$2.3 million in 2007 to support trade and investment facilitation and capacity building projects across the Asia-Pacific region. US$800,000 will go to the APEC Support Fund which supports projects for developing economies in the APEC region and US$1.5 million will go to the Trade and Investment Liberalization and Facilitation Special Account. |
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Singapore, 25 July 2007
Ambassador Colin Heseltine, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, gave a speech titled "APEC and Business - Facing New Realities" to the Singapore chamber of the Australian Chamber of Commerce. It details APEC's contribution to economic growth in the region and outlines APEC's agenda in 2007. |
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Cairns, Australia, July 5, 2007
APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade have agreed to a new Trade Facilitation Action Plan to reduce trade transactions costs in the Asia-Pacific region by 5 per cent by 2010. It is envisaged that the plan will boost trade, reduce costs to business and benefit consumers in the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Cairns, Australia, July, 5, 2007
The 13th Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade released a Statement reaffirming APEC Member Economies' commitment to the Multilateral Trading System and undertaking to demonstrate the necessary political will and flexibility to engage actively and constructively in the negotiations. |
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Cairns Australia, July 3, 2007
The APEC Secretariat has launched a new Project Management Unit to coordinate the increasing number of APEC capacity building related projects. The creation of the Unit is a component of APEC's ongoing reform program. The objectives are to improve the coordination of project activities and to ensure that more cost-effective and targeted projects are undertaken. |
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Cairns, Australia, July 3, 2007
APEC Member Economy representatives have reviewed the Study Report on New Zealand's Individual Action Plan (IAP) which was conducted by Independent Experts to assess New Zealand's progress towards APEC's free trade and investment goals. The Study declares New Zealand's regulatory environment as being amongst the best in the world and notes that wide-ranging reforms in the economy over recent decades have led to the economy becoming "one of the most open and flexible economies in the OECD area." |
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Cairns, Australia, July 2, 2007
The Study Report on Korea's Individual Action Plan, reviewed by APEC Member Economy representatives, has found that Korea has made continuous and impressive progress towards achieving its APEC free trade and investment goals. It highlights the reform efforts that have been initiated including microeconomic reform, financial restructuring, and measures aimed at fostering innovation and creative talent to ensure future growth. |
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Cairns, Australia, July 1, 2007
The Study Report on China's Individual Action Plan (IAP), reviewed by APEC Member Economy representatives, states that China has greatly contributed to the trade and investment environment in the APEC region by "lowering trade barriers and improving accessibility to goods and services imported from the rest of the world." |
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Cairns Australia, June 26, 2007
Member Economy representatives met at the second APEC Data Privacy Seminar to discuss how APEC members will cooperate to build confidence in an accountable system for personal information moving across the Asia-Pacific region. The focus was on pilot projects that test how to best protect the transfer of personal information within the Asia-Pacific region while minimising further regulatory burdens on business. |
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Singapore, June 13, 2007
APEC and the OECD furthered cooperation in efforts to help SMEs increase access to the global marketplace through a new report released at an OECD Global Conference, titled "Enhancing the Role of SMEs in Global Value Chains", held in Japan from 29 May-1 June. The Conference featured input from joint OECD-APEC surveys and an interactive session with the APEC Secretariat Deputy Executive Director, Ambassador Juan Carlos Capuñay. |
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