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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines first hosted the APEC summit in 1996 in Subic, Zambales. Back then, the country was dubbed as “Asia’s next economic tiger.”
Liberalizing the telecommunications services sector was considered its major success, but for this year, several economists said it could be placing MSMEs at the front and center of regional trade.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is composed of 21 member-economies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the United States of America, and Vietnam.
Highlights to be up soon
| DAY 7 – Wednesday 18 November 2015 | |
| TIME | EVENT |
| 4:38 AM |
Arrival of President Ollanta Humala Tasso, REPUBLIC OF PERU |
| 7:59 AM | Arrival of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, RUSSIA |
| 8:45 AM–9:00 AM | Insight from Jack Ma, Chairman, Alibaba on Inclusive Growth, Innovation and the Power of Thinking Big |
| 9:00AM–10:00 AM |
Session Nine: SUMMIT DIALOGUE ON GROWTH H.E. Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia |
| 10:10 AM – 10:40 AM | Session Ten: SUMMIT DIALOGUE Conversation with H.E. President Barack Obama, USA |
| 11:15 AM- 11:45 AM | Session Eleven: SUMMIT KEYNOTE Keynote Address by H.E. President Xi Jinping, China |
| 10:00 AM | Arrival of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, SINGAPORE |
| 11:30 AM | Arrival of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe JAPAN |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | APEC Security Task Force (STF) Update by PNP Spokesman Police Senior Superintendent Wilben M. Mayor |
| 12:15 PM–12:30 PM |
Closing Addresses and Followed by Closing reception |
| 2:00 PM-2:10PM | OFFICIAL WELCOME AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH ABAC MEMBERS |
| 2:15 PM-3:00 PM | OFFICIAL WELCOME for APEC LEADERS |
| 3:00 PM-3:15 PM | PLENARY SESSION WITH APEC LEADERS AND ABAC MEMBERS (Opening Only) |
| 3:55 PM | Arrival of the President of Colombia |
| 7:00 PM-9:30 PM | Welcome Reception for Media |
| 7:00 PM-7:30 PM | ARRIVAL OF THE 20 ECONOMIC LEADERS AT SM MALL OF ASIA ARENA |
| 7:30 PM-9:30 PM | WELCOME DINNER HOSTED BY PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO III |
Watch today’s highlights:
– Rappler.com
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