2006 Driving Forward a Prosperous and Harmonized APEC Community, 2006 ABAC Report to APEC Economic Leaders, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, November 2006 This report emphasized the following topics as priorities for APEC Leaders and officials:
Reactivate the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) Process;
2004 Bridging the Pacific: Coping with the Challenges of Globalization, 2004 2004 ABAC Report to APEC Economic Leaders In the 2004 Report, ABAC urges APEC Economic Leaders to take prompt and decisive action to promote global and regional free trade, ensure the growth of financial markets that underpin economic growth, and secure economic stability n all economies. 35pp, Price: Postage Fee Applies PDF Downloads [5MB]
2003 The First Decade Since Bogor - A Business Assessment of APEC'S Progress PDF Downloads [194KB]
Harmony in Diversity: Achieving Balanced and Equitable Growth Report to the APEC Economic Leaders, 2003 In this 2003 report, ABAC reaffirms the view that the Bogor Goals are entirely relevant and vital. Specific recommendations are put forward which, if fully implemented, would go a long way to providing global leadership by APEC and which would give impetus to the WTO Doha Round. PDF Downloads [1MB]
2002 Sharing Development to Reinforce Global Security: Report to the APEC Economic Leaders, 2002 ABAC's 2002 work programme responds to the challenges of making the Asia-Pacific region a more secure place in which to live, for investments to flourish, and for businesses to grow. To reflect the challenges of uncertainty in the business environment, the new focus on security, and equitable access to the benefits of globalization, ABAC chose as its theme for 2002, "Sharing Development to Reinforce Global Security". PDF Downloads [151KB]
2001 Common Development Through Market Opening, Capacity Building and Full Participation: Report to the APEC Economic Leaders, 2001 ABAC's work each year culminates in a report containing recommendations targeting ways to improve the business and investment climate in the APEC region and to help ensure that all in the region enjoy the benefits of globalization. ABAC developed and refined its recommendations over the year in meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, Moscow, and Singapore. ABAC presented its report to APEC Economic Leaders, titled "Common Development through Market Opening, Capacity Building and Full Participation," in Shanghai, 20-21 October 2001 at the ABAC Dialogue with APEC Leaders. PDF Downloads [14.4MB]
2000 Facing Globalization the APEC Way: Report to the APEC Economic Leaders, 2000 In 2000, ABAC focused on how APEC economies can benefit from globalization. Their view is that the APEC approach of market liberalization underpinned by capacity building is of special relevance to the challenge of prospering from globalization. PDF Downloads [134KB]
1999 Report to the APEC Economic Leaders, 1999 The 1999 report presents a letter to the Leaders and includes background reports of the recommendations by ABAC. PDF Downloads [377KB]
1998 APEC Means Business: Restoring Confidence, Regenerating Growth 1998 The ABAC program of work in 1998 was undertaken by Task Forces and Committees which produced working documents. These working documents are printed in this report to provide background information concerning the content of ABAC's discussions with APEC Leaders, Ministers and Senior Officials during 1998. APEC #98-AB-01, ISBN 971-92060-0-4, 88pp PDF Downloads [248KB]
1997 APEC Means Business: ABAC's Call to Action, 1997 The APEC Business Advisory Council's 1997 report to APEC Economic Leaders contains numerous recommendations for improving the business climate in the Asia-Pacific region. The ABAC report also includes a critical, business-oriented assessment of the Manila Action Plan for APEC (MAPA) and suggestions for making future APEC action plans more relevant to business. APEC#97-AB-01, ISBN 981-01-9641-0, 61pp PDF Downloads [1.09MB]
1996 APEC Means Business: Building Prosperity for Our Community, 1996 The report presents ABAC's practical recommendations to aid the movement of goods, services, people and technology; an APEC Voluntary Investment Project scheme to increase cross-border investment flows; roundtables to address the region's burgeoning infrastructure needs; specific measures to assist smaller companies and a new model of economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC governments are now reviewing these recommendations. APEC #96-AB-01, ISBN 981-00-8198-7, 68pp PDF Downloads [425KB]
