APEC Secretariat Executive Director Eduardo Pedrosa visited Mexico City for official meetings with government officials, business leaders and academia to discuss APEC priorities and regional economic cooperation. He participated in ABAC2 @APECBiz. Mexico will host APEC in 2028.
APEC Executive Director Eduardo Pedrosa joined senior officials and trade ministers from 21 economies at the Second Senior Officials' Meeting in Shanghai and the Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou. Read more: https://t.co/7N6SwXIwY8
What does success look like in a difficult year for trade? We asked senior officials from three economies at the 2026 Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting in Suzhou. Their answers on consensus, cooperation and what comes next are worth hearing.
What would yours be?
Trade ministers from 21 APEC economies have issued a joint statement in Suzhou. On regional integration, WTO reform and growing the digital economy across borders. Full statement: https://t.co/hYdS2SCO82
APEC trade ministers met in Suzhou as protectionism rises, with Li Chenggang urging economies to "seek common ground, respect differences and overcome our difficulties together."
Read more: https://t.co/N1E50M1qhi
Oil prices are up 52.8 percent since February 2026, decreasing growth across the Asia-Pacific. Increased energy and food prices and supply chain pressures mean APEC economies must cooperate. Read more: https://t.co/gm2XViXOpr
Five years in, APEC economies reviewed whether their long-term development roadmap is delivering. In Shanghai, economies discussed informal workers, ageing populations, AI in healthcare and digital transformation. Read full release: https://t.co/dhXusQu7hx
βTrade, connectivity, innovation and development are mutually reinforcing.β Opening the Second APEC Senior Officialsβ Meeting, Chinaβs Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu called for deeper cooperation on regional integration and innovation-driven growth: https://t.co/MxOMtS7RRl
APEC economies met in Shanghai to advance the region's trade and investment agenda, from digital customs and supply chain resilience to cross-border digital cooperation ahead of the Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Suzhou on 22β23 May.
Read more: https://t.co/yyASo318aX
Technological change, demographic shifts and fragile supply chains are reshaping growth across the APEC region. A new blog by the APEC Policy Support Unit explores a tiered readiness framework to help economies prepare and stay ahead.
Read blog: https://t.co/V2AECVibfo
"We should turn gender equality into a common value and code of conduct in the Asia-Pacific region." Ministers and high-level representatives from across the Asia-Pacific gathered in Shanghai this week to advance women's economic empowerment.
Read more: https://t.co/6vVkmXvUN8
Female labour force participation remains below 60 percent across the Asia-Pacific. Delegates from APEC member economies met in Shanghai this week to change that, expanding women's leadership in AI, digital industries and the green transition.
Read more: https://t.co/USckRrrJOP
From cell cultivated meat to precision fermentation, food innovations are developing fast. Delegates from APEC member economies met in Shanghai this week to ensure food safety keeps pace, strengthening the region's food trade resilience. Read more: https://t.co/ht7PKvZCN5
AI is reshaping how we work, live and connect across the Asia-Pacific. Delegates from APEC member economies met in Shanghai this week to improve digital connectivity and inclusion, build shared standards and make sure no one gets left behind. Read more: https://t.co/YpX3NAXHFW
Officials, industry leaders and experts from across the Asia-Pacific gathered in Shanghai to discuss how AI and digital technologies are shaping the future of intelligent mobility, autonomous vehicles and connected transportation systems.
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https://t.co/YKpf0po6Vb
Trade resilience, AI, ICT, supply chains, womenβs economic empowerment are all on the agenda this week in Shanghai as economies across the Asia-Pacific gather for more than 40 meetings and workshops over nine days. More here: https://t.co/sp8kAdlcMm
APEC Executive Director Eduardo Pedrosa joined the opening of the APEC Study Centers Consortium Youth Scholars Forum at @cuhksz, convening young scholars from APEC member economies on innovation, sustainability, AI and the future of trade.
Welcome to Shanghai.
APEC's Second Senior Officials' Meeting takes place here from 11β19 May 2026.
Nine days. 21 economies. One ongoing conversation about the Asia-Pacific's future.
APEC is coming to Shanghai. Trade, digital innovation, automotive, food safety
and more on the agenda. Stay tuned for our full coverage: https://t.co/rNw5h9B89s
APEC economies grew ~3.2% in 2025 β stronger than forecast.
But rising trade restrictions and emerging risks could test that momentum.
Read more: https://t.co/zrA4bzUb6e