The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) is a non-governmental body in the Asia Pacific, serving as a regional forum for cooperation and policy coordination to promote regional economic growth and development.
PECC is a unique tripartite partnership of senior individuals from business and industry, government, academic and other intellectual circles. All participate in their private capacity and discuss freely on current, practical policy issues of the Asia Pacific region. Established in 1980, PECC now has 26 Member Committees, including two associate members, and two institutional members from all over Asia Pacific region. Each Member Committee comprises tripartite, senior representatives.
PECC is policy oriented, pragmatic and anticipatory. Its work program aims for better cooperation and policy coordination in areas including trade, investment, and finance.
PECC is the only non-government official observer of APEC and has provided information and analytical support to APEC ministerial meetings and working groups. Also it channels and facilitates private sector participation in the formal process
As the only non-governmental observer of APEC, PECC also provides a private sector link to the official APEC process.
PECC State of the Region
- PECC State of the Region [PDF, 3012KB]
- PECC State of the Region: Transpacific Energy Trade [PDF, 948KB]
Media releases
- PECC State of the Region 2011-2012 (29 Sept 2011) [PDF, 129KB]
- PECC Prospects for Transpacific Energy Change (State of the Region 2011-2012 Supplement, 29 Sept 2011) [PDF, 128KB]
- PECC Statement: An Agenda for Inclusive, Balanced and Sustained Growth (12 November 2009) [PDF, 46KB]
- Food Price Volatility Hurts Poor Consumers and Farmers: Pacific Food System Outlook 2009-2010 (11 November 2009) [PDF, 79KB]
- Index Suggests Asia-Pacific more Integrated but Development Gaps Growing (11 November 2009) [PDF, 66KB]
- Advice to APEC: Stay Focused on Crisis, but Get Ready for a Post-Crisis World Results from a Poll of Asia Pacific Opinion Leaders (11 November 2009) [PDF, 82KB]
- International cooperation critical for the success of structural adjustments post-crisis: PECC (11 November 2009) [PDF, 77KB]
- Asia-Pacific cooperation has a key role in sustaining global economic recovery, 10 October, 2009 [PDF, 51KB]
- APEC's role in shaping a new world, 9 October, 2009 [PDF, 26KB]
News clippings
- APEC 2009 News Report
» view online [PDF, 500KB] - 9 October 2009
Business Times, Singapore
(op-ed) Peter Petri: Let Growth Engines Drive Recovery
» view online [PDF, 1260KB] - 9 October 2009
Straits Times, Singapore
Barry Wain: The hot issue for E. Asia: Who's in or out
» view online [PDF, 707KB] - 8 October 2009 (7 October 2009 11pm EST)
“Asia Confidential with Bernie Lo”
Main guest: Jusuf Wanandi, Co-Chair of PECC
» view media - 9 October 2009 (8 October 2009 11pm EST)
“Asia Confidential with Bernie Lo”
Main guest: Amb. Stapleton Roy, Kissinger Institute for China and US
» view media (1)
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Topic guest: Penelope Brook, World Bank
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