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Media Registration Open for 2019 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting

Santiago, Chile, 19 April 2019

Media registration is open for the 2019 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (MRT) to be hosted by Chile in Viña del Mar on 17-18 May and chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Roberto Ampuero.
APEC Science Prize Seeks Innovators Working in Natural Laboratories

Singapore, 29 March 2019

APEC is now accepting nominations for the 2019 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education, or ASPIRE, which spotlights cross-border innovations led by scientists in the region aged 40 years and under.
APEC Taking Measures to Boost Trade and Regional Growth

Singapore, 28 March 2019

APEC economies are working on measures to boost regional trade, which is declining as the region’s main driver of growth, said a top APEC official.
Finding Common Ground on Intellectual Property Rights

Singapore, 26 March 2019

Successful strategies against counterfeiting were some of the important lessons shared at the semi-annual gathering in Santiago, Chile, of APEC’s Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group, or IPEG.
Digital Economy Requires Multilateral Approach

Paris, France, , 12 March 2019

The APEC Secretariat and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, will strengthen its collaborative efforts to support sustainable inclusive growth in the Asia Pacific region, said APEC Executive Director Dr Rebecca Sta Maria during her meeting with OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria.
Ampuero: Multilateral Cooperation is Needed More than Ever

Santiago, Chile, 08 March 2019

“APEC, and our firm support for the rules-based trading system, has been a fundamental pillar of our development, and it will continue to be so,” said Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Roberto Ampuero.
APEC Senior Officials Celebrate International Women’s Day

Santiago, Chile, 08 March 2019

Trade and sectoral officials from the 21 APEC members wrapped up their first cluster of meetings for 2019 today, during which they set the agenda for economic cooperation for the rest of the year.
APEC Needs to Face Differences with Respect

Santiago, Chile, 07 March 2019

This 2019, Chile sets out to make APEC a safe haven to raise emerging and sometimes even sensitive issues, said Rodrigo Yáñez, Chile’s Vice Minister of Trade.
The APEC Business Travel Card to be Further Modernized

Santiago, Chile, 05 March 2019

Efforts to modernize the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card – which allows card-holders multiple-entry short-term business travel among APEC economies – are underway.
Good for Growth: Economic Integration Remains Core of APEC

Santiago, Chile, 05 March 2019

With several trade agreements moving forward, as evidenced by progress at the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Pacific Alliance, prospects for regional economic integration remain positive for the APEC region, said Robert Logie, Chair of the APEC Economic Committee.
The Digital Economy Can Deliver Massive Gains – If We Get Policies Right

Atlanta, United States, 05 March 2019

Members of the APEC Business Advisory Council, ABAC, have focused on the transformative role of the digital economy and its capacity to deliver growth and global engagement, including for small firms, women, those in remote communities and others who might otherwise struggle to participate.
A Back to Basics Agenda Focused on People

Santiago, Chile, 03 March 2019

Focus on people and on building consensus, urges Chile – host Economy of APEC 2019 – to delegates who are meeting in Santiago this week for the first of the year’s Senior Officials Meetings.
Combatting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing to Reduce Poverty and Food Insecurity

Santiago, Chile, 01 March 2019

Representatives of APEC economies aim to raise global public awareness and action on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which undermine the region’s food security.

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