Through new initiatives, such as the ambitious 21st century Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, USTR is working to improve and grow the United States’ relationship with APEC member economies in an effort to help create new investment and export opportunities for American businesses and more jobs for workers here at home. The continued growth of APEC member economies provides an opportunity for increased consumption of American-made goods and services by consumers throughout APEC member economies. agricultural products, with agricultural exports totaling almost $84 billion in 2010.īecause of this important trade relationship, American workers across the country are benefiting. Additionally, APEC member economies are large export markets for U.S. The top exports categories to APEC member economies in 2010 were machinery, electrical machinery, vehicles, mineral fuel and medical instruments. goods exports totaled $774 billion, a 25% increase from 2009. export markets for goods being APEC member economies. Intensive cooperation to foster innovative growth.Įstablished in 1989, APEC member economies now comprise 41% of the global population, 54% of total GDP and 44% of the world’s trade.Establishing reliable supply chains, and.Trade and investment liberalization, regional economic integration.The meetings, held June 4-5, are attended by all trade ministers who represent the 21 “member economies” of APEC.
This week Ambassadors Kirk, Marantis, and Punke are attending the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Kazan, Russia. This week’s trade spotlight highlights the importance of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which is comprised of 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 Russia Singapore Chinese Taipei Thailand The United States and Viet Nam. In the coming years, increased trade opportunities between the United States and Asia will become increasingly important to continued economic growth, and to the creation of more jobs here at home. It will also be the first time that the Marché du Film welcomes international film fund representatives to gather under the same room in order to guide producers through their different funding systems.In the last decade, the Asia-Pacific Region has been home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world. The collaborative events will especially focus on the tools that potential co-producers from Europe and Asia need to equip themselves with in order to navigate the different forms of cooperative working, ranging from introducing existing funding opportunities to helping navigate each country’s specific laws and production functionalities. They will cover genres ranging from fiction to animation.
#Spotlife asia series#
Spotlight Asia will take the form of a series of round table discussions, short presentations and networking events between May 16-24. Debuting during this year’s Cannes film festival, the program aims to foster greater film collaboration between Asia and Europe. The Cannes Market has hitched up with the Ties That Bind and Focus Asia organizations to launch Spotlight Asia, a new industry support structure.
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