El Centro Universitario de Estudios E Investigaciones Sobre La Cuenca del Pacífico-Centro de Estudios APEC invita al Seminario Anual de Investigación sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico, esperando contar con su importante asistencia. Registro disponible en: https://forms.gle/SoScBepb9ig8AbKcA
#SaveTheDate – COMCE invita a participar en la XXXIII Reunión Plenaria Empresarial México – Japón 🇲🇽🇯🇵
¡Haz negocios con Japón! – ¡Participa!
🗓 11 de Diciembre 2023
📌 Club de Industriales, Ciudad de México
El Centro Universitario de Estudios e Investigaciones sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico-Centro de Estudios APEC de la Universidad de Colima, comparte su convocatoria abierta para recibir contribuciones: trabajos inéditos de investigación, ensayos y artículos acordes a la temática de la revista y reseñas de libros. • Las propuestas de publicación se recibirán con fecha límite: 31 de octubre de 2023
* Pueden consultar las bases en el siguiente link, ¡Se esperan sus propuestas!:
http://www.portesasiapacifico.com.mx/archivos/eventos/Convocatoria_PORTES-IV_2.pdf
Esta Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP, por sus siglas en inglés) creará una gigantesca zona de libre comercio entre las 10 naciones que integran el ASEAN (Indonesia, Tailandia, Singapur, Malasia, Filipinas, Vietnam, Birmania, Camboya, Lagos y Brunei) así como China, Japón, Corea del Sur, Australia y Nueva Zelanda.
Se trata del mayor acuerdo comercial del mundo en términos de Producto Interno Bruto, según los analistas. El acuerdo para reducir aranceles y abrir el comercio de servicios en el bloque es considerado como una alternativa que lideró China al ahora difunto acuerdo propulsado por Estados Unidos , enterado por Donald Trump.
El RCEP «consolida las amplias ambiciones geopolíticas regionales chinas en torno a la iniciativa de la Ruta de la Seda», dice Alexander Capri, un experto en comercio de la Escuela de Negocios de la Universidad Nacional de Singapur, en referencia al proyecto de infraestructuras que pretende expandir la influencia de China en el mundo.
Tras ocho años de negociaciones, el acuerdo fue firmado al final de la cumbre de los países del sureste asiático integrados en el ASEAN, que se celebró mediante videconferencia debido a la pandemia.
Muchos de los países firmantes sufren importantes rebrotes del coronavirus y esperan que el RCEP les permita mitigar los demoledores costos de una enfermedad que ha socavado sus economías.
Indonesia recientemente cayó en su primera recesión en dos décadas mientras la economía de Filipinas se contrajo 11,5% interanual en el último trimestre.
India salió del acuerdo el año pasado debido a la preocupación que suscita la entrada de bienes baratos de China a su mercado, aunque podrá adherirse posteriormente si así lo decide.
gs (afp, dpa)
Officials from the 21 APEC economies began their final round of policy deliberations for 2020 this Friday. The concluding senior officials’ meeting, organized by Malaysia, was convened in a virtual space to ensure that APEC work in advancing regional economic integration, as well as fostering sustainability, inclusive growth and resilience, continues even as the COVID-19 pandemic restricts cross-border travel.
These proceedings kick off the most crucial week of APEC 2020 which will culminate in the first online meeting of APEC Leaders which will be held next Friday and will be chaired by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The outcomes are expected to direct policy direction towards the end of a year of what the Chair of APEC Senior Officials, Hairil Yahri Yaacob, called “significant challenges.”
“Just as things started to pick up, we were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, which almost immediately halted all our meetings, disrupted our plans,” Hairil said. “These developments prompted us to spring into action and swiftly respond to the crisis at hand. We strategized, moved ahead with renewed vigor.”
Under the theme Optimising Human Potential towards a Resilient Future of Shared Prosperity. Pivot. Prioritise. Progress, the APEC forum’s work necessarily zeroed in on the economic and social ailments caused by COVID-19. Considering that they collectively account for 40 percent of the population, half of global trade and 60 per cent of world GDP, the policies adopted collectively by APEC economies will advance the global fight against the pandemic.
The chair recognized the untiring efforts and high-level dedication of senior officials in advancing work in 2020.
“I’m proud to announce that we have successfully organized six sectoral ministerial meetings, namely trade, health, finance, women, SMEs and food security, which led to the issuance of seven ministerial statements,” he said. “This is truly a remarkable feat, especially given the fact that almost three months of our hosting year was lost due to the pandemic.”
The list of outcomes of senior officials’ work over the past months include a declaration facilitating the movement of essential goods, such as medicine and medical equipment and a proposal to review measures facilitating the movement of people amid travel restrictions among others.
Hairil emphasized that one of the most prominent outcomes of the year will be APEC’s post-vision for the future. As this year marks the time for APEC to assess its progress in pursuit of the Bogor Goals of free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region, senior officials have been exploring the development of new vision to present to ministers and leaders over the coming days.
“This year is truly a turning point for APEC as well as the rest of the world,” said Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, which supports the policymaking process for APEC’s membership. “We have faced economic uncertainty and other challenges that threaten the prosperity and well-being in the region before, but nothing like the thereat of the pandemic.”
“It currently dominates our life, economic activity and policy decisions,” she said. “It is important to make sure we learn from this and emerge better and more resilient.”
The work of senior officials will be elevated to the Virtual APEC Ministers’ Meeting on Monday, 16 November. On Thursday, 19 November, leaders, policy makers and the region’s movers and shakers of business will engage each other in the APEC CEO Dialogues, Malaysia, after which leaders will meet on Friday, 20 November, to set the tone for the region’s collective response to the COVID-19 era.
EFE.- El Tratado comercial con Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC) representa a México una gran oportunidad en la región Asia-Pacífico tras la pandemia del Covid-19, dijo este jueves el representante de la Confederación de Cámaras Industriales (Concamin) en Singapur, Alessandro Perrota.
La posición de México también es clave para negociaciones con países de Europa, dijo Perrota en el foro Tratado Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico (TIPAT): retos y oportunidades, de la Reunión Anual de Industriales 2020, que se celebra de manera virtual.
“México ha tenido una ventaja al firmar el T-MEC porque ha logrado acceder al mercado norteamericano (…) bajo este esquema México se vuelve una oportunidad clave para China y para la región Asia-Pacífico”, dijo Perrota.
Aseguró que la importancia de México “es obvia” porque tiene acceso a EU pero también tiene oportunidad de apoyar al mercado europeo. “Algunos de nuestros clientes utilizan a México como trampolín con otro mercados“, añadió.
Señaló que la pandemia ha demostrado que los bienes de consumo en Estados Unidos son clave y por ello México tiene una gran oportunidad en Asia, donde sus empresas tendrán que adaptarse a la nueva normalidad “porque la importancia de la cadena de suministro es crítica para las empresas asiáticas”.
México inició un plan de reactivación económica de “nueva normalidad” el 1 de junio, y en julio entró en vigor el T-MEC.
Perrota dijo que la crisis actual “ha demostrado la importancia de la cooperación y de las relaciones comerciales fuertes” y los miembros del TIPAT han respondido de una forma adecuada al comercio actual en el contexto de esta pandemia ya que han reforzado la cadena de suministros.
Advirtió que las empresas asiáticas van a buscar ser resilientes y enfocarse en los consumidores finales, y es ahí donde México tiene una oportunidad clave en China, ya que ambos países cuentan con una posición geográfica estratégica.
Richard Lee, embajador de Concamin ante Taiwán, señaló que el intercambio comercial entre ambos países permite vaticinar “optimistas oportunidades de evolución” para industrias de ambas naciones.
Noboru Takimoto, embajador de Concamin ante Japón, dijo que todos los países de la región que participan en el Tratado Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico (TIPAT) deben aprovechar las oportunidades que se abren con este acuerdo.
El TIPAT establece las reglas y disciplinas bajo las cuales habrá de regirse la relación comercial de los 11 países de la región Asia-Pacífico: Japón, Australia, Canadá, México, Perú, Chile, Malasia, Vietnam, Nueva Zelanda, Singapur y Brunéi y se le considera la negociación comercial multilateral más relevante de los últimos 25 años.
Asia-Pacific business leaders are urging APEC governments to work together to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and to adopt a strong Vision that demonstrates APEC members’ collective commitment to international cooperation and serves as a framework for the sustained economic recovery and growth of the region.
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) met virtually today, in the lead up to the meeting of APEC Economic Leaders on 20 November 2020.
“These are unprecedented times, demanding bold responses. The world faces the greatest health and economic crisis of a hundred years,” said the Chair of ABAC, Dato Rohana Tan Sri Mahmood. “These challenges demand cooperation, coordination and collaboration. We are strongest when we act together.”
Dato Rohana added that this was a major theme for ABAC. “We are calling for a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific. The values that have guided us this year – of integration, innovation and inclusion – are critical to recovery for us all.”
“We want a region that responds collectively to shared challenges. A region that values the connections between us – including free and open trade and investment, and a dynamic digital economy. Neighbours who help each other in times of need, respect each other’s differences, andremain committed to greater inclusion and equity. A region that protects its natural environment, including taking urgent action on climate change,” Dato Rohana added.
Dato Rohana noted that these ideas underpinned the recommendations that ABAC has conveyed in this year’s Report to APEC Economic Leaders.
Dato Rohana explained that ABAC’s Report builds on the recommendations made in July to Trade Ministers on tackling the immediate crisis. She added that, crisis response remains a pressing concern in many economies, and requires an ongoing focus on ensuring access to essential medical supplies and services, including a vaccine; keeping supply chains functioning and avoiding fragmented policy approaches, including in the digital economy and the safe resumption of travel. These would serve to revive the business activities and market demand that would accelerate global economic recovery.
For the longer term, ABAC had focused on three main areas.
“First, economic integration has been APEC’s touchstone for quarter of a century, and will be fundamental to a return to growth. That means building the foundations for a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, and championing the multilateral rules-based trading system, with the World Trade Organisation at its core.
“We need to prioritise policies that are conducive to international trade, resist calls to undercut competitiveness with protectionist quick fixes, and ensure that the WTO remains relevant and fit-for-purpose” added Dato Rohana.
The second major area was innovation. Dato Rohana added that the pandemic had dramatically demonstrated not only the importance of digital connectivity, but also the need to target disparities in internet access, digital skills and policies to foster an open, non-discriminatory and coherent digital economy.
Finally, Dato Rohana noted that COVID-19 had simultaneously made greater inclusion a more difficult goal to achieve, but also a more imperative one. “We cannot ignore the issue of rising inequality and the ever-greater discontent and loss of trust that it fosters. In rebuilding now, we must lift up the smallest of our businesses, women, our indigenous communities, youth, and other disadvantaged groups,” said Dato Rohana. “Our economic recovery must not leave these groups behind.”
She added that these elements would all go to building greater resilience – especially as the region faced not only the risk of future health crises, but also accelerating climate change. “There is an urgent need to reverse the dramatic decline in the health of our planet and embrace the transition to a low-carbon economy. We owe this to our people – to the communities of future generations – and we cannot fail to take action,” concluded Dato Rohana.
Asia-Pacific business leaders are urging APEC governments to work together to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and to adopt a strong Vision that demonstrates APEC members’ collective commitment to international cooperation and serves as a framework for the sustained economic recovery and growth of the region.
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) met virtually today, in the lead up to the meeting of APEC Economic Leaders on 20 November 2020.
“These are unprecedented times, demanding bold responses. The world faces the greatest health and economic crisis of a hundred years,” said the Chair of ABAC, Dato Rohana Tan Sri Mahmood. “These challenges demand cooperation, coordination and collaboration. We are strongest when we act together.”
Dato Rohana added that this was a major theme for ABAC. “We are calling for a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific. The values that have guided us this year – of integration, innovation and inclusion – are critical to recovery for us all.”
“We want a region that responds collectively to shared challenges. A region that values the connections between us – including free and open trade and investment, and a dynamic digital economy. Neighbours who help each other in times of need, respect each other’s differences, and remain committed to greater inclusion and equity. A region that protects its natural environment, including taking urgent action on climate change,” Dato Rohana added.
Dato Rohana noted that these ideas underpinned the recommendations that ABAC has conveyed in this year’s Report to APEC Economic Leaders.
Dato Rohana explained that ABAC’s Report builds on the recommendations made in July to Trade Ministers on tackling the immediate crisis. She added that, crisis response remains a pressing concern in many economies, and requires an ongoing focus on ensuring access to essential medical supplies and services, including a vaccine; keeping supply chains functioning and avoiding fragmented policy approaches, including in the digital economy and the safe resumption of travel. These would serve to revive the business activities and market demand that would accelerate global economic recovery.
For the longer term, ABAC had focused on three main areas.
“First, economic integration has been APEC’s touchstone for quarter of a century, and will be fundamental to a return to growth. That means building the foundations for a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, and championing the multilateral rules-based trading system, with the World Trade Organisation at its core.
“We need to prioritise policies that are conducive to international trade, resist calls to undercut competitiveness with protectionist quick fixes, and ensure that the WTO remains relevant and fit-for-purpose” added Dato Rohana.
The second major area was innovation. Dato Rohana added that the pandemic had dramatically demonstrated not only the importance of digital connectivity, but also the need to target disparities in internet access, digital skills and policies to foster an open, non-discriminatory and coherent digital economy.
Finally, Dato Rohana noted that COVID-19 had simultaneously made greater inclusion a more difficult goal to achieve, but also a more imperative one. “We cannot ignore the issue of rising inequality and the ever-greater discontent and loss of trust that it fosters. In rebuilding now, we must lift up the smallest of our businesses, women, our indigenous communities, youth, and other disadvantaged groups,” said Dato Rohana. “Our economic recovery must not leave these groups behind.”
She added that these elements would all go to building greater resilience – especially as the region faced not only the risk of future health crises, but also accelerating climate change. “There is an urgent need to reverse the dramatic decline in the health of our planet and embrace the transition to a low-carbon economy. We owe this to our people – to the communities of future generations – and we cannot fail to take action,” concluded Dato Rohana.
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