Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region is projected at 3.2 percent in 2025, with growth expected to hold at 3.1 percent in 2026, according to the latest APEC Regional Trends Analysis report, even as rising trade restrictions and policy uncertainty weigh on the medium-term outlook.The revised outlook marks an upward adjustment from earlier pro...
Food security policy across the Asia-Pacific is shifting from high-level commitments toward actions, as APEC economies advance concrete measures to reduce food loss and waste, strengthen supply chains and scale digital innovation in agriculture.At their meeting in Guangzhou, food security and agricultural officials reviewed progress and examined a range of...
APEC economies called for deeper policy coordination and practical cooperation on science, technology and innovation as artificial intelligence (AI) and other frontier technologies accelerate economic transformation across the Asia-Pacific.“Currently, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is gaining momentum. Frontier techn...
APEC is launching its 2026 agenda in Guangzhou as officials from the 21 member economies gather from 1 to 10 February for the First Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings.China, serving as host economy this year, has set the theme “Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together” signaling its commitment to deepen regional integration and...
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...
