Current Economic Trends in the Asia-Pacific: Observations by the APEC Policy Support Unit

Dr Denis Hew, Director of the APEC Policy Support Unit, discusses the factors behind the Asia-Pacific's economic resilience in 2012, the region's improving growth outlook for 2013/2014, and possible downside risks.

His remarks were delivered at a press briefing on current economic trends, held alongside APEC meetings in Surabaya, Indonesia in April 2013.