ECONOMIC
COOPERATION
GROUP MEMBERS
PRATIK DUBE - 23
DEEP GANDHI - 25
ASTHA INANI - 33
SANJAY JAIN - 36
KUNAL MAKWANA - 51
APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific
APEC's 21 members aim to create greater prosperity for the people of the region by promoting balanced, inclusive, sustainable, innovative and secure growth and by accelerating regional economic integration
APEC has 21 member economies with a population of over 2.6 billion which accounts for more than 40% of the world’s population.
APEC countries have a combined GDP of 21 trillion US dollars which is more than half of world GDP.
APEC accounts for nearly half of world trade.
MEMBER ECONOMIES
* Australia
* Malaysia
* Brunei Darussalam
* Mexico
* Canada * New Zealand
* Chile
* Papua New Guinea
* People's Republic of China
* Peru
* The Republic of the Philippines
* Hong Kong, China
* The Russian Federation
* Japan
* United States of America
* Indonesia
* Chinese Taipei
* Singapore
* Republic of Korea * Viet Nam
Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation
WHAT DOES APEC DO?
Ensures that goods, services, investment and people move easily across borders
Faster customs procedures at borders Favourable business climates behind the border
Aligning regulations and standards across the region
For example, APEC's initiatives to synchronize regulatory systems is a key step to integrating the Asia -Pacific economy HISTORY OF APEC
• APEC begins as an informal Ministerial-level dialogue group in Canberra, Australia in
1989. It is a 21 member economic forum at present.
• Founding members are
• Australia, New Zealand
• 6 ASEAN economies
• Japan and South Korea
• Canada and the United States
• Later the co-operation expanded to China, Taiwan, & Hong Kong in1991 Mexico &
Papua New Guinea in 1993 ,Chile (1994 ) , Russia, Vietnam, Peru in 1998.
• India,