Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Australia
APEC was established in 1989 and is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC operates on the basis of non-binding commitments and open dialogue. Decisions made within APEC are reached by consensus and commitments are undertaken on a voluntary basis.
APEC has 21 Member Economies: 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 Republic of the Philippines; The Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; Viet Nam.
Key declarations and statements by Leaders and Ministers
These can be viewed at www.apec.org
Statistics
Links
- Leaders' declarations for all APEC Economic Leaders' Meetings
- What are IAPs?
- Official e-IAP Website
- APEC Business Advisory Council
- APEC Business Travel Card
- APEC Business Forums
- APEC Support Program - Australia’s contribution provided under AusAID’s Public Sector Linkages Program
- Australian APEC Study Centre - Monash University in Melbourne
- APEC: Strengthening our Community, Building a Sustainable Future is a resource for teachers and students that aims to raise awareness about APEC and to develop student knowledge, understanding and appreciation of its work, as well as its importance to Australia and the region
This site
- APEC Overview
- APEC Structure
- APEC Secretariat
- APEC Committees
- Partnership with Business - the Key to APEC's Success
Contacts
APEC
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Trade Development Division
APEC Branch
R.G. Casey Building,
John McEwen Crescent,
Barton, ACT, 0221 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6261 1111
E-mail: AustraliaAPEC@dfat.gov.au