TOPIC

Apec summit 2015

Related Topics:
Apec summit 2015
Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)  bloc converge in Manila for two days of talks on November 18-19, 2015. Founded in 1989 in Canberra, Australia, Apec aims to demolish barriers to trade and investment through nonbinding accords. The unwieldy grouping of countries and self-governing territories that range from liberal democracies to dictatorships accounts for three billion people, half of global trade and 60 per cent of world GDP.
Coronavirus pandemic

Outside In | Virtual realities: why return of face-to-face Apec meetings is a good thing

Millions of dollars in corporate travel – and tonnes of carbon emissions – have been saved, thanks to virtual meetings. But person-to-person relationships historically drive progress in organisations like Apec and the G20.

videocam

It’s official: Wall Street topped US$100 billion in profit

Beijing-backed free-trade plan fails to advance at Apec

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement