Seminar on “Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): Building Bridges to Pursue Continued Economic Prosperity and Inclusive Growth amid Global Uncertainties”

 

Thursday, 30 May 2024 – In this hybrid seminar, Mr Carlos Kuriyama and Mr Emmanuel A. San Andres provided insights from recently concluded APEC meetings, including an analysis of the May 2024 issue of the APEC Regional Trend Analysis (ARTA). They also discussed key regional economic and trade-related trends.

 

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): Building Bridges to Pursue Continued Economic Prosperity and Inclusive Growth amid Global Uncertainties

 

SINGAPORE APEC STUDY CENTRE SEMINAR

About the Hybrid Seminar

Peru is the host economy for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2024. Under the overarching theme of “Empower. Include. Grow,” APEC member economies will advance a regional agenda with the following priorities: trade and investment for inclusive and interconnected growth; innovation and digitalisation to promote transition to the formal and global economy; and sustainable growth for resilient development.

During 17-18 May 2024, the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade convened in Arequipa, Peru, to discuss key regional and global trade issues. They also met with the Ministers for Women on 17 May 2024 to discuss women’s economic empowerment through trade in the Asia-Pacific region. At these meetings, the APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU) released the latest issue of the APEC Regional Trend Analysis (ARTA). In addition, the PSU is currently doing work reinforcing the point that strengthening multilateral institutions of economic integration and trade is paramount to bolstering cross-border cooperation and rebuilding trust in the multilateral trading system.

This seminar will commence with a brief commentary on insights gleaned from these ministerial meetings, followed by a discussion of the economic and trade trends in the APEC region. It will then examine the issues of trade disengagement and geoeconomic fragmentation, which stand in direct opposition to APEC’s principles of economic integration and multilateralism.

About the Speakers

Carlos Kuriyama is Director of APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU), which is the policy research and analysis arm of APEC. In this position, he heads a team of skilled professionals that provides high quality evidence-based research and technical support to APEC Senior Officials, Committees and Working Groups.

Mr Kuriyama was formerly a Senior Analyst at PSU. Prior to that, he was an official of Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism where he served as Lead Negotiator of the Peru-China FTA negotiations, General Coordinator of the Peru-Singapore FTA negotiations, and Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade. As an Associate Researcher and Lecturer in Economics at Universidad del Pacifico, he wrote extensively and participated in research projects on trade, investment and integration issues for several domestic and international institutions.

Mr Kuriyama holds a Master of International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, USA and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico, Peru.

Emmanuel A. San Andres is a Senior Analyst at PSU. He conducts research in the areas of inclusive and sustainable growth, human capital development, labour and employment, cross-border mobility and tourism, financial inclusion, MSMEs, and low-carbon transition.

Prior to joining APEC, Mr San Andres was an Economics Officer at the Economics and Research Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila mainly working on poverty, inequality, food security, and social sector issues such as health, education, and employment. He also worked as a consultant for organisations such as the ADB, World Bank, and various civil society organisations where he conducted research on economic development, migration and remittances, education, public health, and development policy. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines School of Economics.

Registration

This is a hybrid event which will be held at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS).

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Attending the Event Virtually via Webinar

To join the event virtually at the specified date and time using your internet devices, please register here to receive your unique login link for the webinar via the zoom platform.

If you have questions for the speaker, please key in your questions via the Q&A, stating your name and affiliation. The moderator will field them to the speakers during the Q&A session.

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