APEC, Trade Benefits For All

Calvin Cheng, Senior Analyst, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia

17-Nov-23 07:30

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The APEC summit, which has a membership of 21 countries, is ongoing in San Francisco. As a bloc, its members produce around 11.4 trillion US Dollars in exports. Calvin Cheng, Senior Analyst in the Economics, Trade and Regional Integration division at ISIS tells us what the benefits of joining this bloc especially from the Malaysian perspective.

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Produced by: Anwar Mahbob

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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Categories: politics, international

Tags: apec, trade, investments, tech giants,

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