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Dr. Karen Pitakdumrongkit speaks at Digital Trade Interface Session During UNESCAP Paperless Trade Week 2025

Monday, June 16, 2025 Issues
On June 10, 2025, Dr. Kaewkamol (Karen) Pitakdumrongkit, Interim Secretary General of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), participated as a speaker in the hybrid session titled “Digital Trade Interface: When Sound Regulation and Innovative Technologies Produce Economic Payoffs.” The event was co-organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as part of UNESCAP’s Paperless Trade Week, held at the United Nations Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Karen highlighted the importance of regional cooperation and public-private collaboration in harmonizing digital trade regulations and ensuring cross-border interoperability. She emphasized that fostering these partnerships can create a valuable feedback loop—enabling governments to stay informed about industry best practices...

Strengthening Academic and Regional Ties

Wednesday, June 04, 2025 Member Updates
On Monday, 2 June 2025, we hosted a distinguished delegation from Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City: 🔹 Dr. Santiago García Álvarez, President 🔹 Dr. Héctor Xavier Ramírez Pérez, Vice-Dean 🔹 Mr....

CANCPEC: Mr Jonathan T. Fried appointed as the new CANCPEC Chair

Friday, May 30, 2025 Member Updates
The Canadian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CANCPEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jonathan T. Fried to succeed Mr. Donald W. Campbell as Chair of CANCPEC,...

Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit speaks at ISEAS Seminar: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities

Tuesday, April 08, 2025 Issues
(L to R: Mr. Stephen Olson, Dr. Cassey Lee, Mr. Eduardo Pedrosa, Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit) (Photos Credits to ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) On March 25, 2025, Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit, PECC...

Pacific Currents

Trump Reciprocal Tariffs and Mitigating Global Recession: Role of ASEAN for the Soft-landing Option
Shandre Mugan Thangavelu, Christopher Findlay

Global value chains: From fruitful discussions to meaningful actions
Juan Navarro, Associate Faculty, Royal Roads University

Climate change in SOTR
Christopher Findlay, Tilak Doshi and Eduardo Pedrosa

Digital Technologies, Services and the Fourth Industrial Revolutions
Submitted by Jane Drake-Brockman, Christopher Findlay, Yose Rizal Damuri and Sherry Stephenson 

COVID-19 has Exposed Major Gaps in our Social Safety Nets: In a Post-COVID World Will these Gaps be Closed?
Hugh Stephens
Vice Chair, CANCPEC; Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada; Executive Fellow, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary

 

 

Member Updates

AusPECC: Mr Arjuna Nadaraja appointed as the new AusPECC chair

Mr Arjuna Nadaraja succeeds Mr Christopher Langman as the Chair of the Australian PECC committee (AUSPECC). Mr Arjuna recently retired after an extensive career as an Australian trade official with deep experience on regional economic issues, including services trade negotiations, services...

In Memoriam: Dr Mark Borthwick

Dr Mark Borthwick, former Executive Director of the US PECC committee passed away on 14 July 2024. He was one of the founders and stalwarts of PECC. Through the years Mark led projects on Direct Investment and Technology (1983) and Foreign Investment (1985). On the fifteenth anniversary of PECC,...

VNCPEC: Dr Nguyen Hung Son appointed as the new VNCPEC chair

Dr. Nguyen Hung Son succeeds Dr. Vo Tri Thanh as the Chair of the Viet Nam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (VNCPEC). Dr. Nguyen is also the Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in charge of research. He oversees the two research institutes of the academy, i.e....

CNCPEC: Amb. Zhan Yongxin attended the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Fair for Investment and Trade & PECC Expo

On November 22nd to 23rd, Amb. Zhan Yongxin, Chair, China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, attended the China·Tianjin Forum for Business Cooperation and Development, and the opening ceremony of the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Trade and Investment Fair, and PECC Expo....

KOPEC: DR. Siwook Lee appointed as the new KOPEC Chair

Dr. Siwook Lee succeeds Dr. Heungchong Kim as the Chair of the Korea National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (KOPEC). Dr. Lee is also the President of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (on...

MANCPEC: Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah appointed as the new MANCPEC Chair

Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah succeeds Mr Herizal Hazri as the Chair of the Malaysia National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (MANCPEC). Professor Faiz is also the Chairman for the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia. A lawyer by training, Professor Faiz...

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Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit speaks at ISEAS...

Tuesday, April 08, 2025

PECC Appoints Dr Kaewkamol (Karen)...

Monday, January 27, 2025

PECC Seminar on Responsible Adoption of...

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

PECC 30th General Meeting: Achieving a...

Thursday, August 31, 2023

FTAAP Pathways to Prosperity

Sunday, July 23, 2023

29th PECC General Meeting Concludes

Monday, November 21, 2022

PECC Statement to APEC Finance Ministers

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

28th PECC General Meeting Concludes

Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Publications

Export Facilitation More Effective Than...

Asia Pacific Economic Profiles 2024: Asia...

ClimateTech in Focus: Innovations for a greener...

State of the Region 2024-2025

State of the Region 2023-2024 (Supplement)

State of the Region 2023 - 2024

State of the Region 2022-2023

State of the Region 2021 - 2022

State of the Region 2020 - 2021

Asia-Pacific growth unlikely to recover without...

PECC XI Concurrent Session - Infrastructure Development & BOT

The Eleventh PECC General Meeting
Concurrent Session

Infrastructure Development & BOT

September 28 - 29, 1995
Beijing, China

 

Thursday, September 28


Chairman: Mr Wang Chuanjian, Chairman of BOT Investment & Development Corporation; Member, CNCPEC
0845 Opening Ceremony & Long-Term Plan for China’s Infrastructure
  • HE Gan Ziyu, Vice Chairman of State Planning Commission, China
0915 Meeting the Challenge of Power Supply in the Region
  • Mr. Oscar Gomez, President of Peru National Electrical Power Corporation
0945 Capital Raising for a Megaproject – Case Study – Star Petroleum Co Refinery Thailand
  • Mr. Charles B. Neubecker
1015 Coffee/ tea break
1030 Developing Infrastructure Projects using BOT Structure
  • Mr. L. Markus Wilshire, Managing Partner, Brown and Wood Attorneys
1115 Infrastructure Project Finance & Execution – From an Engineer & Constructor’s Point of View
  • Mr. Gerald M. Tunnel, Jr. , Infrastructure Project Director of Raytheon Engineers & Constructors
1200 Luncheon

Public Sector and the Role of Government in Meeting Infrastructure Demands
  • Dr. Jose Antonio Ocampo, Colombian Planning Minister
1400 Chinese Financial Market Development and its role in Infrastructure Project Financing
  • Mr. Jin Jiandong, Chaiman of Board of Directors of China Guotai Securities
1415 Equitable Risk Allocation in Project Financing
  • Mr. C.K. Kung, Director of GE Capital/Asia
1500 Infrastructure Financing
  • Mr. Gaby Abdelnour, Director of Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific Investment Bank
1545 Tea & Coffee Break 


1600 On Electricity – A Basic Summary of the MEF Meeting in Vietnam
  • Mr. Peter Crowley, Executive Director, PECC Minerals and Energy Forum
1630 Reform on Investment on Urban Public Utilities
  • Mr. Wang Feixin, Secretary General of China Research Committeeon Economic System Reform
Friday, September 29
Chairman: Mr. Chen Luzhi, Executive Vice Chairman CNCPEC 

1330 The Presumption of using Foreign Capital for the Urban Facilities in China
  • HE Li Zhengdong, Vice Minister of Construction Ministry, China
1400 Development Plan for China’s Transportation System
  • HE Hong Shangxiang, Vice Minister of Transportation, China
1430 Current BOT Situation in China
  • Mr. He Ju, Deputy Director of Foreign Investment Department, State Planning Commission, China
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