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New APEC Prize to Help Women Prosper

$20,000 Award Awaits Data-Driven Research that Improves Women’s Health and Well-Being Source: APEC News feed Continue reading
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More Reforms Needed to Rev Up Growth Potential, Says APEC Policy Support Unit

The Asia-Pacific region is projected to continue to grow in 2019 but at a decelerated pace of 3.8 per cent, down from 4.1 percent in 2018, according to the Policy Support Unit (PSU) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).... Continue reading
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Continued Trade Talks are Good News, says APEC Executive Director

When trade ministers from Asia-Pacific economies soon convene in Chile, host of APEC 2019, to discuss economic integration, they do so against a backdrop of slowing global trade growth that has impacted global economic outlook. Source: APEC News feed Continue reading
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More Women at Work and as Leaders will Boost Economic Growth

Chile, host economy for APEC 2019, is ramping up efforts to bring more women into the workforce – a key priority this year for the 21 economies of the Pacific Rim region – and urging the private sector to... Continue reading
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Never More Important to Affirm Openness and Economic Integration, Says ABAC Chair

Senior Asia-Pacific business leaders of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), meeting this week in Jakarta, Indonesia, stressed their shared commitment to ensuring that the APEC region remained the dynamic centre of global economic gravity. Source: APEC News feed Continue reading
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Technology Helps to Fight Corruption – and Complicates the Battle

Teach equal opportunities and undo stereotypes in the classroom so that boys and girls both have the confidence and tools to succeed, said a top official from Chile, the host economy for APEC 2019 that has elevated women’s economic... Continue reading
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Media Registration Open for 2019 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting

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. Source: APEC News... Continue reading
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Remote Areas are Full of Potential

With the right policies, places disconnected by distance, terrain or travel time are economic success stories in waiting Source: APEC News feed Continue reading
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APEC Science Prize Seeks Innovators Working in Natural Laboratories

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. Source: APEC News feed Continue reading
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APEC Taking Measures to Boost Trade and Regional Growth

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. Source: APEC News feed Continue reading