The APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU) is responsible for maintaining and updating StatsAPEC, the statistics portal of APEC. StatsAPEC is the only consolidated source of APEC-specific data dating back to APEC’s inception in 1989 and consists of two databases: Key Indicators and Bilateral Linkages. To access StatsAPEC, please click here.The policy researc...
The APEC-OECD Integrated Checklist on Regulatory Reform is a key product of a joint endeavor by APEC and OECD initiated in 2000. The Checklist is a voluntary tool for member economies to assess their regulatory, competition and market openness policies. To date, six member economies have undertaken self-assessments using the Checklist.Results of ...
Accessing information on auto-parts suppliers in the APEC region is now easier and more efficient using the new APEC Auto-parts Supplier Portal. The APEC Auto-parts Supplier Portal is an effective information directory of automobile suppliers in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides a gateway to access the profiles of individual companies, including key inf...
On August 22, 2017, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the APEC Electronic-Commerce Steering Group’s Data Privacy Subgroup (DPS) held its meeting with the European Commission (the Commission) to discuss issues related to personal data protection regimes and the facilitation of global data flows.The DPS and the Commission exchanged information on the APEC Cross...
Published DateJanuary 2026Type of PublicationProceedingsPublication UnderEconomic Committee (EC)Accessed199Pages36Download publicationDownloadDescriptionThis is a Summary Report of the Workshop on Use of International Instruments to Legally Enable End-to-End Digitalization of Trade conducted on 9 August 2025 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, during SOM3 of AP...
Published DateJanuary 2026Type of PublicationReportsPublication UnderAPEC Secretariat, APEC Policy Support UnitAccessed145Pages92Download publicationDownloadDescriptionA number of economies in the world have established mechanisms which are designed to address grievances and complaints of foreign investors at an early stage to prevent and mitigate the risk...
Electrification, data-center expansion and shifts in transport are reshaping energy demand across APEC economies, with electricity consumption projected to rise by up to 96 percent by 2060, according to the ninth edition of the APEC Energy Demand and Supply Outlook, launched in Tokyo last week.The report, updated every three years, projects electricit...
Chinese Taipei has contributed USD 650,000 in voluntary funding to support APEC initiatives aimed at enhancing regional human security, promoting women’s economic empowerment and reinforcing evidence-based policymaking across the Asia-Pacific region.The contribution was confirmed in a memorandum of understanding signed by Jonathan Chien-Yuan Sun, Chinese ...
Senior officials from APEC economies convened in Shenzhen, a modern southern coastal city of China, to lay the groundwork for the forum’s agenda for next year. China, the host of APEC 2026, introduced its theme, Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together.Opening the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister of China Ma Zhaoxu underscored the urgen...
Strengthen Women’s Health through Innovative FinancingAPEC Health Working GroupSingapore | 28 November 2025APEC economies are stepping up efforts to close the women’s health financing gap through stronger cross-sector collaboration, following the APEC Smart Families Workshop on Innovative Financing for Women’s Health held recently in Incheon.T...
