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Strengthening Academic and Regional Ties

Wednesday, June 04, 2025 Member Updates
On Monday, 2 June 2025, we hosted a distinguished delegation from Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City: 🔹 Dr. Santiago García Álvarez, President 🔹 Dr. Héctor Xavier Ramírez Pérez, Vice-Dean 🔹 Mr. Gerson Garudno, CEO, Singapore-Mexico Chamber of Commerce The delegation visited the PECC International Secretariat to gain insight into our mission, programs, and regional initiatives—and to explore meaningful avenues for collaboration between Mexico and the Asia-Pacific. 💡 Highlights: • Dr. García Álvarez shared Universidad Panamericana’s impressive history, academic strength, and international outlook. • Dr. Kaewkamol, Interim Secretary General of PECC, presented our vision and work across the region. 🏛️ Founded in 1967, Universidad Panamericana is one of Mexico’s leading private research...

CANCPEC: Mr Jonathan T. Fried appointed as the new CANCPEC Chair

Friday, May 30, 2025 Member Updates
The Canadian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CANCPEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jonathan T. Fried to succeed Mr. Donald W. Campbell as Chair of CANCPEC,...

Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit speaks at ISEAS Seminar: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities

Tuesday, April 08, 2025 Issues
(L to R: Mr. Stephen Olson, Dr. Cassey Lee, Mr. Eduardo Pedrosa, Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit) (Photos Credits to ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) On March 25, 2025, Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit, PECC...

Export Facilitation More Effective Than Promotion, Experts Say

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Publications
December 2024 – A new policy brief by Andre Simangunsong, Titik Anas, and Christopher Findlay highlights the need for a shift from traditional export promotion to export facilitation as a more...

Pacific Currents

Trump Reciprocal Tariffs and Mitigating Global Recession: Role of ASEAN for the Soft-landing Option
Shandre Mugan Thangavelu, Christopher Findlay

Global value chains: From fruitful discussions to meaningful actions
Juan Navarro, Associate Faculty, Royal Roads University

Climate change in SOTR
Christopher Findlay, Tilak Doshi and Eduardo Pedrosa

Digital Technologies, Services and the Fourth Industrial Revolutions
Submitted by Jane Drake-Brockman, Christopher Findlay, Yose Rizal Damuri and Sherry Stephenson 

COVID-19 has Exposed Major Gaps in our Social Safety Nets: In a Post-COVID World Will these Gaps be Closed?
Hugh Stephens
Vice Chair, CANCPEC; Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada; Executive Fellow, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary

 

 

Member Updates

AusPECC: Mr Arjuna Nadaraja appointed as the new AusPECC chair

Mr Arjuna Nadaraja succeeds Mr Christopher Langman as the Chair of the Australian PECC committee (AUSPECC). Mr Arjuna recently retired after an extensive career as an Australian trade official with deep experience on regional economic issues, including services trade negotiations, services...

In Memoriam: Dr Mark Borthwick

Dr Mark Borthwick, former Executive Director of the US PECC committee passed away on 14 July 2024. He was one of the founders and stalwarts of PECC. Through the years Mark led projects on Direct Investment and Technology (1983) and Foreign Investment (1985). On the fifteenth anniversary of PECC,...

VNCPEC: Dr Nguyen Hung Son appointed as the new VNCPEC chair

Dr. Nguyen Hung Son succeeds Dr. Vo Tri Thanh as the Chair of the Viet Nam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (VNCPEC). Dr. Nguyen is also the Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in charge of research. He oversees the two research institutes of the academy, i.e....

CNCPEC: Amb. Zhan Yongxin attended the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Fair for Investment and Trade & PECC Expo

On November 22nd to 23rd, Amb. Zhan Yongxin, Chair, China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, attended the China¡Tianjin Forum for Business Cooperation and Development, and the opening ceremony of the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Trade and Investment Fair, and PECC Expo....

KOPEC: DR. Siwook Lee appointed as the new KOPEC Chair

Dr. Siwook Lee succeeds Dr. Heungchong Kim as the Chair of the Korea National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (KOPEC). Dr. Lee is also the President of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (on...

MANCPEC: Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah appointed as the new MANCPEC Chair

Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah succeeds Mr Herizal Hazri as the Chair of the Malaysia National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (MANCPEC). Professor Faiz is also the Chairman for the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia. A lawyer by training, Professor Faiz...

Issues

PECC Appoints Dr Kaewkamol (Karen)...

Monday, January 27, 2025

PECC Seminar on Responsible Adoption of...

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

PECC 30th General Meeting: Achieving a...

Thursday, August 31, 2023

FTAAP Pathways to Prosperity

Sunday, July 23, 2023

29th PECC General Meeting Concludes

Monday, November 21, 2022

PECC Statement to APEC Finance Ministers

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

28th PECC General Meeting Concludes

Wednesday, August 04, 2021

PECC Statement for 3rd APEC Structural Reform...

Friday, June 25, 2021

Publications

Export Facilitation More Effective Than...

Asia Pacific Economic Profiles 2024: Asia...

ClimateTech in Focus: Innovations for a greener...

State of the Region 2024-2025

State of the Region 2023-2024 (Supplement)

State of the Region 2023 - 2024

State of the Region 2022-2023

State of the Region 2021 - 2022

State of the Region 2020 - 2021

Asia-Pacific growth unlikely to recover without...

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