PBEC Appoints Anthony Chan as Vice Chair
PBEC Appoints Anthony Chan as Vice Chair The Pacific Basin Economic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Chan as Vice Chair, effective from the November 2025 Annual General Meeting. Anthony is Chief Executive Officer of Isola Capital...
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Peru strengthens its relationship with Asia-Pacific at the meeting of APEC ministers and leaders.
The ministerial declaration and the joint declaration of APEC Economic Leaders were approved, as well as the framework of the Bangkok goals on the Bio-Circular-Green Economy. Peru 🇵🇪 is pleased & honoured to announce it will Chair & host APEC...
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2022 Leaders’ Declaration
We, the Economic Leaders of APEC, met in-person for the first time in four years in Bangkok on 18-19 November 2022. We continue the implementation of the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040, including through the Aotearoa Plan of Action. This...
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Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on Selection of San Francisco as Host City for 2023 APEC Leaders Meeting
USA Vice President Kamala Harris announces San Francisco as the host city of APEC Leaders Meeting & CEO Summit in the week commencing 12th November as the new Chair of APEC 2023. It is my pleasure to announce that, as part of the...
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Remarks by USPTO Director Kathi Vidal at the Global Forum on IP held in Singapore – Sep 2022
Speech: Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Source: United Stated Patent and Trademark Office – inclusive innovation. Abstract The Indo-Pacific is home to more than half of the world’s people, and nearly...
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Policy Options for Decarbonising Transportation in APEC – Published Sep 2022
A report by Daniel Sperling, Gil Tal, Scott Hardman, Glacer Niño Vasquez and Emmanuel A. San Andres Source: APEC Policy Support Unit Policy brief No.48 Abstract Climate change is an existential threat to the APEC region. In their 2021 declaration,...
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Knock-Knock: The Sustainability Auditors Are Here
It won’t be long before you have an appointment with the Sustainability auditors, especially if you serve large customers in sensitive industries like medical and pharma. #sustainability  I interviewed a molder this week for an upcoming article, and he voiced...
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The Future Of Work In The Digital Economy – Technology, Education, Talent And Training
Dear PBEC Members, I am pleased to share a wonderfully insightful recording of the LIVE dialogue session PBEC moderated on “The Future of Work in the Digital Economy - Technology, Education, Talent and Training”, at the recent hybrid World Digital Economy and Technology Summit co-organised...
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PBEC Bi-Monthly Meeting Held July 2022
PBEC.org · PBEC Bi - Monthly Meeting July 2022 PBEC - Pacific Basin Economic Council held its latest Bi-monthly meeting in July 2022 chaired by its Chairman Andrew Weir JP MBE. In attendance were several Board of Directors and...
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APAC Free Trade Agreements for the Digital Economy
PBEC’s Annual Roundtable Dialogues Summit 2022 will take place virtually from 22-24th November 2022 over zoom. In anticipation of this highly sought-after event, we will be highlighting some of the topical areas up for discussion. PBEC has partnered with The...
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Photo Competition for APEC 2022 Thailand
PBEC Community is invited to participate and share its creative ideas and moments that have been made easy as digitalization sweeps through the region and all over the world. Through technology, photos and videos are uploaded onto the internet and...
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