Asia-Pacific business executives and leaders of the 21 APEC member economies discussed an accelerated regional integration to promote sustained growth and recovery in the region while adapting to new business realities during their two-day summit.
Members of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) presented their recommendations, reflecting private sector views from across the Asia-Pacific, during a separate informal dialogue with the Leaders.
“The business community is an important engine of economic development in the Asia-Pacific and the world,” said China’s President Xi Jinping in earlier remarks at the APEC CEO Summit. “As Asia-Pacific regional economic cooperation deepens and becomes more substantive, some of APEC’s cooperation initiatives are already yielding positive results, bringing real benefits to the region’s businesses.”