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Youth Voices Shape PECC’s Future

Thursday, October 23, 2025 Issues
By Mia Mikic (NZPECC) Promoting Youth Engagement in PECC: Building the Next Generation of Regional Leaders Engaging young people in regional cooperation is not just about preparing the next generation—it is also about enriching today’s policy discussions with fresh perspectives, creativity, and energy. As the Asia-Pacific confronts profound structural changes—digital transformation, climate challenges, demographic shifts, and evolving trade patterns—there is increasing recognition that youth must be part of the dialogue. Within the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), youth engagement is gaining momentum as a way to sustain regional cooperation into the future. A recent example comes from the 32nd PECC General Meeting and the accompanying conference on “Reimagining Asia-Pacific...

The 32nd PECC General Meeting Concludes

Monday, September 29, 2025 Issues
Roleplayers for the 32nd PECC General Meeting - Group Photo ( Photo Credits: KOPEC/KIEP ) The 32nd PECC General Meeting, co-hosted by the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and...

PECC Signature Project: Addressing Labor Shortages in the Asia-Pacific

Tuesday, September 02, 2025 Member Updates
The Asia-Pacific region faces a pressing challenge: declining birth rates and aging populations are shrinking the workforce and threatening long-term growth. East Asia already records some of the...

2025 PECC Yeouido Declaration

Tuesday, September 02, 2025 Issues
The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) has released the 2025 Yeouido Declaration at its 32nd General Meeting in Seoul, marking 20 years since the landmark 2005 Seoul Declaration. The...

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

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

The Canadian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CANCPEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Amb. Jonathan T. Fried to succeed Amb. Donald W. Campbell as Chair of CANCPEC, effective June 1, 2025. Amb. Campbell has served as Chair of CANCPEC since 2011 and was concurrently...

CNCPEC: PECC Co-Chair and CNCPEC Chair Amb. Zhan Yongxin attended the 2024 Global Ocean Development Forum

On October 24th, the 2024 Global Ocean Development Forum was held in Qingdao, China. Amb. Zhan Yongxin, Co-Chair of PECC and Chair of CNCPEC attended "East Asia Maritime Cooperation Platform Qingdao Dialogue" of the forum and delivered a speech. Amb. Zhan was also interviewed by Shandong People's...

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....

Issues

The 32nd PECC General Meeting Concludes

Monday, September 29, 2025

2025 PECC Yeouido Declaration

Tuesday, September 02, 2025

Dr. Karen Pitakdumrongkit speaks at Digital...

Monday, June 16, 2025

Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit speaks at ISEAS...

Tuesday, April 08, 2025

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

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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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