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MANCPEC: Roundtable on APEC Post-2020 Agenda | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | May 2, 2017

The inaugural Malaysia National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (MANCPEC) Roundtable on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Post-2020 Agenda was held on Tuesday, 2 May 2017, at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Around 30 individuals representing government, businesses, business associations, think tanks and academia attended the Roundtable, with majority being MANCPEC members.

The main purpose of the Roundtable is to brainstorm ideas on APEC goals beyond year 2020 and look at relevant questions on the future of APEC. At the Roundtable, two distinguished speakers were Datin Che Mazni Che Wook, APEC Senior Official for Malaysia from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and Dato’ Muhamad Noor Yacob, Former APEC Executive Director. Dato’ N Vasudevan, Former APEC Senior Official for Malaysia and Dato’ Ramesh Kodammal, Member of ASEAN-BAC were the discussants at the Roundtable.

Datin Che Mazni highlighted ...

Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on APEC toward 2020 and Beyond | Hanoi, Vietnam | May 16, 2017

The Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on APEC Toward 2020 and Beyond was co-organized by Vietnam APEC SOM Chair's office and PECC. The event was attended by about 300 participants including APEC Senior Officials, other representatives from member economies, academia, businesses, regional and international institutions. The Dialogue is a follow up to the APEC Leaders’ Lima Declaration made in November 2016 to start “a series of high-level dialogues on APEC Toward 2020 and Beyond.”

H.E. Tran Dai Quang, the President of Vietnam, opened the Dialogue and shared his vision of a peaceful, dynamic, inclusive, seamless, and people and business-centered Asia–Pacific Community in the 21st century.

Pascal Lamy, chair of the French committee for PECC (FPTPEC) and former Director General of the WTO reminded that realizing open trade is a painful process but that the governments should place more focus on social inclusion in order to mitigate the negative impact of open trade and globalization....

APEC Environmental Services Trade Policy Dialogue | Hanoi, Vietnam | May 11, 2017

APEC Policy Support Unit, Japan METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), and PECC co-organized a one-day workshop on environmental and energy services with various industry experts and related business representatives from both large multinational corporations such as Veolia Environment (France) and Nalco (US) as well as smaller international companies such as Natel Energy (US) and Barghest Building Performance (Singapore).

This workshop/ trade policy dialogue follows from APEC's ongoing work on Environmental Services Action Plan (ESAP) that was endorsed in 2015 in the Philippines. The main purpose of the workshop was to discuss trends, challenges, value creation, and business models found in specific industries that comprise environmental services.

Starting with speakers from the WTO and OECD, who provided the background on the classification of environmental goods and services, the following five sessions covered: 1) water business; 2) refuse disposal and recycli...

PECC Standing Committee Meeting | Hanoi, Vietnam | May 14, 2017

The annual Standing Committee meeting of PECC took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, on the eve of the 24th PECC General Meeting. The SC representatives reviewed work in progress and considered new project proposals. The three signature projects underway are: 1) State of the Region report; 2) Asia-Pacific Connectivity Index; and 3) APEC Beyond 2020.

APEC Senior Official for Papua New Guinea, Ambassador Ivan Pomaleu addressed the Standing Committee members of PECC in Hanoi, Vietnam. As the host economy of APEC in 2018, he said the PNG government will focus on the following four priorities:

1) Connectivity and regional economic integration - including FTAAP, global value chains and unfinished business and emerging issues beyond the Bogor Goals and 2020
2) Sustainable and inclusive growth - including natural disaster resilience, climate change, MSMEs, women empowerment, food security, and the blue economy
3) Structural reforms
4) Human capital development and capacity building, in...

24th PECC General Meeting | Hanoi, Vietnam | May 15, 2017

24th PECC General Meeting 'Vision for an Asia-Pacific Partnership' took place in Hanoi to coincide with a series of workshops and policy dialogues in the lead up to the APEC meeting for ministers responsible for trade (MRT).

What are the key challenges and opportunities for the future of the Asia-Pacific partnership? Are current processes sufficient for dealing with the reality of deeper trade and integration in the region? What role should the region be playing in global leadership now and beyond 2020? How can the next phase of growth be made more inclusive, sustainable and innovative, taking into consideration digital revolution? These were some of the issues deliberated at the 24th PECC General Meeting (full program agenda with presentations for download) which drew about 150 guests including PECC members and local guests.

H.E. Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, in his opening remarks, shared his vision “to build a peaceful, dynamic, resilient, inclusive...

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MEMBER UPDATES

MANCPEC: Roundtable on APEC Post-2020 Agenda | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | May 2, 2017

July 05, 2017

INCPEC: Mari Elka Pangestu and Yose Rizal Damuri Appointed as New Co-chairs

May 08, 2017
NZPECC: Brian Lynch Appointed as the New Chair

May 07, 2017
VNCPEC: Vo Tri Thanh Appointed as the New Chair

Sep 14, 2016
FPTPEC: Pascal Lamy Appointed as the New Chair

Sep 01, 2016
PERUPEC: Jose Bellina Appointed as the New Chair

Jul 12, 2016
KOPEC: Jung Taik Hyun Appointed as the New Chair

Jul 11, 2016
FPTPEC: Obituary - Michel Rocard

Jul 07, 2016
CNCPEC: 12th PECC International Trade and Investment Fair & 6th Forum on Chinese Enterprises Going Global Strategy | Tianjin, China | April 14-15, 2016

May 09, 2016
HKCPEC: Matthew K.O. Lee Appointed as the New Chair

Apr 20, 2016
TNCPEC: Obituary - Tun Thanat Khoman

Mar 21, 2016
CHILPEC: Loreto Leyton Appointed as the New Chair

Mar 09, 2016
MXCPEC: Ambassador Alfonso de Maria y Campos, the New Standing Committee Member of Mexico

Jan 26, 2016
Co-Chairs of PECC: Amb. Tang Guoqiang (CNCPEC) and Amb. Don Campbell (CANCPEC)

Oct 07, 2015
PECC Mourns Loss of CNCPEC Honorary Chair Mr. Cheng Siwei

Jul 12, 2015
Dr. Jeff Lin elected as CTPECC Chair

Jul 07, 2015
FPTPEC: Annual General Meeting | Paris, France | March 18, 2015

May 29, 2015
HKCPEC: 53rd Annual Meeting | Hong Kong, China | March 20, 2015

Mar 18, 2015
Kim Dietrich passes away

Jan 27, 2015
AUSPECC: Graeme Hugo passes away

Jan 21, 2015
USAPC: Charles Morrison at 'Mega-FTAs and the Global Political Economy' | Berkeley, CA, USA | October 24-25, 2014

Nov 05, 2014
HKCPEC: Youth Program 2013-2014

Apr 14, 2014
HKCPEC: Stephen Cheung Re-appointed as Chair

Apr 13, 2014
CHILPEC: Annual Meeting | Santiago, Chile | March 27, 2014

Mar 28, 2014
MANCPEC: Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa Appointed as New Chair

Mar 14, 2014
CANCPEC: ABAC Executive Roundtable | Toronto, Canada | March 6, 2014

Feb 18, 2014
PERUPEC: Ambassador Armando Raúl Patiño Alvístur Appointed as New Chair

Feb 07, 2014
KOPEC: Dr. Sangkyom Kim, Vice-Chair of KOPEC, Appointed Deputy Director of Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Jan 19, 2014
CNCPEC: New Development and Future Direction of Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Integration | Beijing, China | November 14-15, 2013

Nov 18, 2013
NZPECC: Annual General Meeting | Auckland, New Zealand | October 15, 2013

Nov 17, 2013
PPECC: Condolences to Typhoon Casualties

Nov 15, 2013

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PUBLICATIONS

Towards a More Resilient Society: Lessons from Economic Crises (2014-2015)

February 01, 2017

ISBN 978-4-8193-0213-5154 pagesThe Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) Table of Content 1. Inclusive growth and social security (Nobuhide Hatasa)2. Migrant workers and social protection: The Philippine experience (Aniceto C.…

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