The Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (SINCPEC) and the Vietnam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (VNCPEC) co-organized PECC Singapore Conference titled “APEC’s Post 2020 Agenda: Rising Protectionism, Economic Rebalancing and Diversified Growth” on February 13th, 2017. This is a full report of the conference.
The sessions focused on: 1) APEC in a changing global context; 2) micro competitiveness, inclusive and quality growth; 3) infrastructure connectivity and equitable economic development; 4) people-to-people connectivity; and 5) re-evaluating and reshaping the common resolve to the Bogor goals. Concerns about negative sentiments toward globalization, rising income inequality and the impact of disruptive technology resonated among the participants.
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