PBEC Appoints John Teng as Chief Representative, Greater China & East Asia
John Teng joins the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC) with a distinguished career defined by cross-sector leadership. He currently serves as a Board Director at Viva—Together for Children in Hong Kong and is the former National Director for World Vision...
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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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SINGAPORE AND MERCOSUR SUBSTANTIVELY CONCLUDE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
Singapore and MERCOSUR have substantively concluded negotiations on the MERCOSUR-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (MCSFTA). Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong and MERCOSUR Ministers jointly announced this yesterday via videoconference on the sidelines of the MERCOSUR Summit 2022 held...
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B20 Indonesia Digitalization Task Force Presents 4 Strategic Recommendations
Chair of B20 Indonesia Digitalization Task Force Ririek Adriansyah presented the strategic and objective issues that the Digitalization Task Force aims to achieve. "The essence of our work as Indonesia's B20 Digitalization Task Force is to ensure that digitalization could...
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Dr. Alan Bollard appointed as the new Chair for NZPECC
Dear PBEC Members, This is to inform you that Dr. Alan Bollard has been appointed as the new Chair for NZPECC and Dr. Robert Scollay as Vice Chair for NZPECC. PBEC as a Standing Committee Board member of PECC welcomes...
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WTO members secure unprecedented package of trade outcomes at MC12
WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives. The “Geneva Package” confirms the historical importance of the multilateral trading system and underlines the...
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BloombergNEF Announce Its First Net Zero Summit In Bali Ahead Of B20 And G20 Summits
Net zero-themed Summit to convene 300 global and Indonesian business leaders and investors on November 12, 2022 New York, May, 2022 – BloombergNEF (BNEF) will host a special one-off BloombergNEF Summit Bali on November 12, 2022 ahead of the Business...
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Deputy Prime Minister Jurin’s Statement on the APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting
Chair of the 2022 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting Bangkok, Thailand | 23 May 2022 Through a statement, Thailand Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawit, shared with APEC Trade Ministers and member economies his assessment of the prevailing views of...
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A PBEC Interview with Skyportz Founder Clem-Newton Brown
The missing link in Advancing the Aviation Mobility Sector – how Skyportz is seeking to address it. Interview by PBEC Renee Pan Advanced Air Mobility has been one of the most active sectors throughout Covid-19 in terms of advancement in...
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Supply chains set for “substantial” restructure
in International Shipping News Leading chief economists have warned of a “substantial restructuring” of supply chains over the next three years, with both diversification and localisation expected. “Global supply chains have been increasingly redrawn over the past years, including through Brexit,...
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Indo-Pacific framework to begin with 13 nations, including India
'We're writing the new rules,' Biden says, but Taiwan not included U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participate in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework launch event at the Izumi Garden Gallery in Tokyo...
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