APEC economies met in Shanghai this week as governments worked to strengthen information and communications technology (ICT) cooperation amid the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI), rising cyber risks and growing demands for stronger digital connectivity.Opening the Telecommunications and Information Working Group meeting, Vice Minister Xiong ...
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), representing the region’s large, diverse and dynamic business community, convened its Second Meeting for 2026 in Mexico City from 22 to 25 April with a clear and urgent message: the global trade and investment environment is under acute stress, and bold, coordinated action is needed to restore confidence, resilie...
Media registration has opened for the 2026 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting, as preparations advance for a key ministerial platform to address evolving global trade challenges.The meeting will take place from 20 to 23 May 2026 at the Suzhou Jinji Lake International Convention Centre and will be chaired by China’s Minister of Commerce.Trade min...
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...
APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the EconomySingapore | 16 February 2026The 2026 APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize (HWHE) is now open, calling for innovative, evidence-based research that strengthens understanding of how women’s health underpins economic participation across the Asia-Pacific.The annual prize encourages the...
From supply chain resilience to digital investment and sustainability, economies across the Asia-Pacific are using investment policy to recalibrate growth strategies in a more fragmented global economy.Officials responsible for investment policy met in Guangzhou last week to examine how domestic and international investment frameworks are adapting to chang...
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...
