Dear Opinion-Leader, The Pacific Economic Cooperation would like to invite you to participate in our annual survey on the State of the Region. The survey should take between 10-15 minutes to complete. This survey seeks to gauge regional views on issues affecting Asia-Pacific economic cooperation. In addition to questions on the economic outlook and risk to growth, this year’s report is focused on ageing populations and its impact on growth and productivity. The survey can be taken online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PECC-Survey-2024 The deadline for responses is Friday 6 September In 2021, APEC Leaders emphasized the need for stakeholders to be part of the process of finding solutions calling for deeper and broader engagement with stakeholders. The results of this survey of regional stakeholders will go into PECC’s annual State of the Region report which informs our recommendations to APEC leaders, ministers and officials. The survey findings will be released in November during APEC Economic Leaders’ Week. While we ask for some personal details to allow us to better analyze our survey findings, your responses will never be made public nor shared with other parties. As a survey participant you will receive the analysis of the survey by email. The results from previous surveys have been widely quoted in the media including the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Straits Times, Australian Financial Review, the Washington Post and the China Daily. Thank you very much for your kind assistance.   Ambassador Donald Campbell Chair, CANCPEC Mr Hugh Stephens (principal@tpconnections.com) Vice Chair, CANCPEC