In September 2007 APEC Ministers agreed to establish an APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU) to provide analytical and evaluation capacity and assist in coordinating related economic and technical cooperation for the development and implementation of APEC's trade, investment, economic reform and energy policy agenda. The Policy Support Unit commenced in 2008 with a mandate to provide a policy and research capability to assist in the implementation of APEC's ongoing regional economic integration agenda. It is currently focusing on behind-the-border (structural) economic reforms and at-the-border trade policy reforms; both of which contribute to increased living standards in APEC economies and the enhancement of trade and investment amongst them.
