Reports
Structural Reform and Residents' Income Growth in APEC Economies: Empirical Assessment and Case Studies
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders. Members facilitate this trade through faster customs procedures at borders; more favorable business climates behind the border; and aligning regulations and standards across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC has helped drive economic growth and cooperation across the Asia-Pacific by reducing trade barriers, improving the ease of doing business and strengthening connectivity among economies. These efforts have contributed to rising incomes, expanded trade and greater opportunities for businesses and communities across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.
APEC brings together governments, businesses and stakeholders to collaborate on shared priorities. Explore opportunities to participate in events, contribute to initiatives and engage with APEC’s work across the region.

Reports
•April 2026
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This report provides a strategic and analytical examination of transport decarbonisation across APEC economies, with a focus on electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). It emphasises that there is no single transition pathway, as outcomes depend on diverse domestic conditions such as infrastructure readiness, governance capacity, energy systems, and market structures. The report introduces an informed decision-making framework that highlights uncertainty, trade-offs, and the importance of timing and sequencing. It identifies key system pressures, including supply-chain risks, grid constraints, and urban limitations, and presents scenario-based approaches to support flexible policy choices. Rather than prescribing solutions, the report proposes an options-based approach to preserve adaptability, support regional learning, and enable economies to align short-term priorities with long-term sustainability goals.