New Straits TimesAT THE Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting in Langkawi, senior officials deliberated the forum’s policy agenda for the incoming year, marked by strategies that emphasize inclusion as much as growth. “APEC 2020 will focus on redefining the role of trade and investment from one that is solely for wealth creation to one that is also able to deliver social and economic inclusivity,” said Hairil Yahri Yaacob, Chair of APEC Senior Officials in 2020. The policy agenda unveiled at the APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting are addressed through a trio of innovative approaches. The third priority of APEC 2020 is more inclusive economic participation through the digital economy. Issued by the APEC Informal Senior Officials’ MeetingLangkawi, Malaysia, 10 December 2019

Source: New Strait Times December 10, 2019 13:07 UTC