Keyword: apec
The Indian finance minister affirmed his country's interest in expanding regional trade opportunities during a conversation with Asia Society's Kevin Rudd.
Kevin Rudd, ASPI's president, said the country's inclusion would be "good for India, good for APEC, good for the region, and good for the world."
In a new op-ed, the president of the Asia Society Policy Institute calls for the country to join APEC.
Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Small and Medium Enterprise Summit in Manila, Josette Sheeran explains how connectivity, self-empowerment, and the rise of Asia are reshaping the world.
The Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President, who recently served as Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, spoke about how the Trans-Pacific Partnership is catalyzing trade liberalization across Asia during an event in New York.
India wants to join the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation, but current members worry it will "slow down the process of moving toward greater trade facilitation and liberalization."
“APEC membership is a low-risk, high-reward pathway for India to participate more fully in the Asia-Pacific and global trading system,” write ASPI President Kevin Rudd and MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.