Singapore APEC Study Centre
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Pasir Panjang
Singapore 119614
Tel: 6870 2413
E-mail: apec@iseas.edu.sg
APEC-Related Websites
- APEC Peru 2016
- APEC Policy Support Unit
- Thai APEC Study Centre, Thammasat University
- APEC Study Ventre, University of Hong Kong
- The Australian APEC Study Centre, RMIT University
- APEC Study Center, Columbia University
- APEC Study Center, University of California, Berkley
- The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
- Other APEC Study Centres (Full Contact List)
Publications from Other APEC Study Centres
ISEAS Perspective
- APEC and the Middle Income Trap
– 22 Sep 2015
- RCEP and TPP: Can They Converge into an FTAAP?
– 12 Nov 2014
- FTAAP and APEC: Wrong Goal, Wrong Institution
– 2 Oct 2014
- Is the APEC Approach to Food Security Viable?
– 10 Jun 2014
- China’s Evolving Views on the TPP and the RCEP
– 8 May 2014
- APEC 2013-2014: Continuing to Connect
– 03 Feb 2014
- Is APEC’s Relevance Fading?
– 20 Jan 2014
- TPP to Face 21st Century Challenges
– 7 Oct 2013
- APEC & ASEAN Connectivity: Mutual Interest & Cooperation
– 18 May 2013
- The TPP as a Tool to Contain China: Myth or Reality?
– 17 May 2013
- Addressing Infrastructure Financing in Asia
– 6 May 2013
- APEC’s Model of Green Growth is a Move Forward
– 25 Feb 2013
- RCEP and TPP: Comparisons and Concerns
– 7 Jan 2013
- On the APEC List of Environmental Goods
– 8 Oct 2012
The 1993 APEC Leaders’ Education Initiative (ALEI) established, among other things, APEC Study Centres in the universities and research institutes of member economies with a view towards promoting APEC-related studies and the exchange of scholars and students.
The Singapore APEC Study Centre was subsequently established at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in 1994 by the Ministry of Education, Singapore. It is part of the Institute’s Regional Economic Studies Programme. The Centre is headed by the Director of ISEAS and assisted by a Centre Coordinator.
The Centre undertakes research, disseminates information, facilitates discussions on APEC-related issues, and promotes linkages with other APEC Study Centres. The Centre also liaises with the APEC Secretariat, the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) and other organizations working on APEC. The Centre analyses developments in the APEC process and its main areas of interest include: international economics; production networks; trade arrangements; connectivity; regionalism; and Southeast Asian economies. Besides regular publications, the Centre manages seminars and symposia on issues related to APEC.
The Centre is part of a consortium of around a hundred APEC Study Centres based in academic and research institutions in the 21 member economies of APEC. The consortium’s major activity is an annual conference held in the APEC host economy for the year. The first APEC Study Centre Consortium (ASCC) Conference was held in Manila in 1996. In July 2009, the Singapore APEC Study Centre hosted the ASCC Conference as part of APEC Singapore 2009.