Logistics, Regulatory Challenges for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
19 November 2020 (Singapore) – The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) today emphasised the need for greater regional cooperation to identify chokepoints in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. Analysis in PECC's latest State of the Region report, released this week, has found that the distribution of the various vaccines once they are approved is going to require not only enormous transportation resources but vast policy coordination. More...

Economic recovery in 2021 possible but requires commitment to greater Regional Cooperation
17 November 2020 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – Despite significant challenges this year, a global economic cooperation to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the Pacific Economic Council (PECC). The fifteenth annual State of the Region for 2020-2021 was released today, ahead of an Economic Leaders' Meeting to be hosted by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) this week. More...