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Press Release: Services trade can revitalize the stalling negotiations at the WTO (December 15, 2011)
Presentations from 'Sustainable Management of Marine Resources' seminar, Noumea (November 2011)
Papers and Presentations from the 20th PECC General Meeting, Washington DC (September 2011)
Presentations from PECC International Workshop on Social Resilience, Tokyo (July 2011)
Presentations from PECC Conference, "Growing APEC Economies: new challenges and approaches," Singapore (June 2011)
Discussion Forum
Who will write the rules for Asia-Pacific trade?
Peter A. Petri. Senior Fellow, East West Center
72% of Asia Pacific Opinion Leaders Favor Plurilateral Services Negotiations
Global Services Network
FTA Strategies in China and India
Ganeshan Wignaraja, Principal Economist, Office of Regional Economic Integration, ADB
Preparing for natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region
Don Gunasekera, Senior Economist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Julius Caesar Parrenas, Institute for International Monetary Affairs
Collective Action Needed to Respond to Climate Changes and to Better Manage Marine Resources
The first of a series of three under the PECC International Project on marine resources (2011-2012), 'Oceans at Risk: Protection from the ocean to the coast, sharing marine resources' took place in Noumea, New Caledonia on 22-24 November 2011. The seminar brought together academics, scientists, policy-makers, and business executives to discuss and examine the consequences of climate change on oceans, exploitative versus responsible usage of marine resources as food, energy, and goods, treatment of solid and liquid waste in coastal areas, as well as ways to achieve sustainable management of biodi...
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Regional Cooperation Crucial for Food Security
Moving beyond Market Volatility to Foster Food Security, Taipei, December 1-2, 2011
This conference was sponsored by the Chinese Taipei Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee and took place during December 1-2, 2011 at the Riviera Hotel in Taipei. (
Program agenda
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The goal of this conference was to explore the global issue of food security with particular attention to implications for the Asia Pacific. How policy affects food security and may need to adjust or be implemented differently will be of particular interest. Speakers from various sectors were invited to address the underlying causes of...
State of the Region 2011-2012
The
State of the Region 2011-2012
report was released at the 20th General Meeting of PECC in Washington D.C. on 29 September 2011.
Click to download:
State of the Region 2011-2012
(pdf, 2.97MB)
Supplement: Prospects for Transpacific Energy Trade
(pdf, 950KB)
Related press releases
Growth in the Asia-Pacific to Slow
Growth in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to slow to below 3.6 percent this year, down from 4.8 percent in 2010. The multispeedrecovery from the crisis continues into 2011 with emerging economies performing considerably better than developed ones.Although the recovery continue...
Services, Energy, and Inclusive Growth Strategies Key to Economic Recovery
The 20th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council was held in Washington D.C. on September 29, 2011. The gathering of policy experts from business, government and the academia met under the theme of the "State of the Region". The meeting tackled critical issues to spurring sustainable growth including: how to make it easier to trade services which now are the largest part of most of the region's economies; how to make growth more inclusive to ensure no segments of society get left behind; and how to make progress on the TransPacific Partnership.
Also addressed in the meeting ...
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Boosting Social Resilience in the Asia Pacific Economies
Over the last 20 years, economic crises have hit the region almost every ten years. There is a need to consider not only the short-term economic rescue policy, but also the resilient infrastructure against frequent economic crises in the long term.
The Japanese National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (JANCPEC) launched Social Resilience research project in 2009. The project was the first attempt by the PECC members to discuss social policy in the Asia-Pacific region in depth. This year, the project members are examining the current status of social safety nets in Asian economies not...
Regional Cooperation Crucial for Food Security
Moving beyond Market Volatility to Foster Food Security, Taipei, December 1-2, 2011
This conference was sponsored by the Chinese Taipei Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee and took place during December 1-2, 2011 at the Riviera Hotel in Taipei. (
Program agenda
)
The goal of this conference was to ex...
- Collective Action Needed to Respond to Climate Changes and to Better Manage Marine Resources
- Services, Energy, and Inclusive Growth Strategies Key to Economic Recovery
- Zooming in on the Structural Unemployment in the Asia-Pacific
- Boosting Social Resilience in the Asia Pacific Economies
- Focus on New Growth Strategies for Asia-Pacific Economies
JANCPEC: PEO Structure Subcommittee Meeting
JANCPEC held a sub-committee meeting of PEO (Pacific Economic Outlook) Structure group on November 18, 2011 in Osaka, Japan to discuss the new theme, "monetary policy regime."
As the coordinator of the project, Professor Akira Kohsaka invited the committee members to think about the current sta...
Management of Marine Natural Resources and Renewable Energy, Hawaii, USA, March 26-28, 2012
The second seminar of PECC International Project on marine resources will take place in Hawaii, USA during the last week of March 2012. It will focus on ocean as source of renewable energy and the management of natural resources found in the ocean and coastal areas. Representatives from government, ...
Read more...State of the Region 2011-2012
The
State of the Region 2011-2012
report was released at the 20th General Meeting of PECC in Washington D.C. on 29 September 2011.
Click to download:
State of the Region 2011-2012
(pdf, 2.97MB)
Supplement: Prospects for Transpacific Energy Trade
(pdf, 950KB)
Related press releases
Growth in the A...
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