APEC ministerial meeting on enterprise opens in Vietnam
28/9/2006 14:53
The 13th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
(SME) kicked off in Hanoi today, centering on measures to foster the firms in
the Asia- Pacific region.
The two-day meeting, with participation of
ministers in charge of SMEs of members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC), has the theme "Strengthening SME Competitiveness for Trade and
Investment" which covers such fields as business-enabling environment for SME,
SME capacity building for trade and investment, and facilitation of linkages for
SME.
During a retreat on Thursday morning and plenary sessions on Thursday
afternoon and Friday morning, delegates to the ministerial meeting are expected
to discuss existing and proposed initiatives on the fields, and eventually adopt
the "Hanoi Declaration on SME Competitiveness for Trade and
Investment."
Since its inception in 1989, the 21-member APEC, which gathers
some of the world's largest economies, including China, the United States,
Russia, Japan, and Singapore, has worked to reduce tariffs and other trade
barriers across the Asia-Pacific region, create efficient domestic economies and
dramatically increase exports.
xinhua
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