Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)APEC Free Trade Area (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)The objective of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is to strengthen free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC has twenty-one members, representing 41% of the world’s population, 57% of the World's GDP and 44% of global trade. The member economies of APEC are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Thailand, United States, and Vietnam. APEC focuses on three key areas (the three pillars of APEC):
1- Introduction to APEC
Sample - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2- Committee on Trade and Investment of APEC
3- Economy, Trade, and Investment in the Asia-Pacific Region (APEC) 4- APEC Telecommunications and information.
The educational aims of the Subject “Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)” are the following:
The Subject “APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation).” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:
Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for assisting economic growth, cooperation, Foreign Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation has three official observers Organizations:
APEC has worked to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers across the Asia-Pacific region, creating efficient national economies and considerably increasing International Trade. The pillars of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation are the Bogor Goals of free and open Foreign Trade of Foreign Direct Investment in the Asia-Pacific region by 2010 for industrialized economies and 2020 for developing economies. These objectives were adopted by APEC Leaders in 1994 in Bogor (Indonesia).
Main religions in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum member countries:
Above thirty bilateral Trade Agreements have been finished between APEC member economies. As a result of APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plan, the cost of International Business transactions across the region was reduced by 5%. (c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2025)
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