2nd high-level Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation preparatory meeting begins in Korea's Jeju

2nd high-level Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation preparatory meeting begins in Korea's Jeju

The second round of the high-level preparatory meeting for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit kicked off Saturday on South Korea's southern island of Jeju, according to officials. The 14-day Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM), scheduled to run through May 16, brings together more than 3,200 government delegates and private-sector representatives from the 21 APEC member economies. South Korea will use the occasion to highli…

Accelerating women’s economic participation for sustainable growth - Caribbean News Global

By the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy JEJU, Republic of Korea – APEC economies are accelerating collective action on long-standing structural barriers limiting women’s economic participation, ranging from inadequate care infrastructure and underrepresentation in global value chains to gender-based violence and unequal access to innovation. Under the theme “Women’s Economic Participation for Sustainable Growth,” the first meetin…