Thank you for the support that made our Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting a success. The turnout was impressive, and the feedback from the attendees was all positive.
We were honored to host keynote speaker Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official for APEC who discussed APEC and the opportunities across the region. Exporters and investors... get ready for the net wave.
Extra special thanks to our sponsors Cultural Vistas, Clements Worldwide and Trade Data Monitor!
Always thank you to Thunderbird School of Global Management for the daily collaboration, and Thunderbird DC hosted the event.
Watch the program HERE.
US MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) have not yet fully capitalized on cross-border potential opportunities. Despite proven advantages including lower business failure rates and higher average growth... less than 1 in 100 companies in the U.S. exports despite 85% of business being outside of the U.S. And of the exporters, more than half export to only one country... and of those, more than half are only to Mexico or Canada. And so the world... and APEC is available! 62% of the world's GDP is in APEC.
The United States has the honor of hosting APEC 2023 in November, a significant event under the theme "3 I's: Interconnected, Innovative, and Inclusive." Leaders from the 21* APEC member economies, will convene to discuss and build agreements to advance a better ecosystem for international businesses, trade, investment and other important topics... including e-commerce, the digital economy and the post pandemic recovery.
What does APEC mean to you, and what can APEC do to support and empower your businesses?
*APEC membership includes: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; the Philippines; the Russian Federation; Singapore; Taiwan; Thailand; the United States of America; Vietnam
Mi Jeong Hibbitts - Executive Director at Global Chamber BWI
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Originally published at https://www.globalchamber.org/blog/2023/08/06/global-chamber/asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-update-by-global-chamber/
