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This week, Pedro Castillo He was arrested after trying to give a coup d’état and close the Peruvian Congress. Given the fact, he tried to obtain political asylum from Mexico. President Andres Manuel Lopez He stated that he would give him asylum at the embassy. However, it is not the first time that Mexico has […]
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: What will happen to the APEC Forum, where Russia is a member?
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In the early hours of Wednesday, February 23, the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukrainea, which began the invasion of Ukrainian territory. The consequences occurred the following day, where world leaders condemned the attack. In Peru, officials disclosed the impacts of this military attack that on its first day left 137 […]
APEC: Peru becomes the host of the Forum in 2024
After in 2021, President Pedro Castillo makes official the announcement of Peru’s offer to assume the Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) in 2024 and become the venue for the Leaders’ Summit that year, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed this news. He also announced that in the coming weeks the delegates […]
APEC leaders agree on measures against climate change and pandemic
The leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum agreed to lower fossil fuel subsidies and facilitate the supply of anti-COVID vaccines at a virtual summit of 21 economies in the region, including the United States, China and Mexico. “We have focused on carrying out a coordinated economic response to the biggest drop in 75 […]
Pedro Castillo calls for inclusive solutions for vulnerable peoples during APEC Forum
The Republic President, Pedro Castillo Terrones, has called for inclusive, prompt and adequate solutions for vulnerable peoples, before the leaders of the 21 economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC hole). In this context, during his virtual participation, the president advocated for measures that help alleviate poverty and inequality, to contribute to the […]
APEC ministers pledge support for recovery and seek to halt subsidies to fisheries and agriculture
The Ministers of Trade and Foreign Affairs of the Pacific Rim pledged to maintain recovery measures from the coronavirus pandemic and to continue talks to curb subsidies to fisheries and agriculture at an upcoming meeting of the World Trade Organization ( WTO). The ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries affirmed in a statement […]
APEC: Forum economies forecast 6% growth in 2021 with high inflation
The economies belonging to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) foresee a growth for their economies of 6% during 2021 in parallel with the rise in the inflation, according to a statement released this Monday, November 8. Thus, in the first half of the year, the bloc made up of the United States, China, Chile, […]
APEC economies forecast 6% growth in 2021 with high inflation
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), which includes the United States, China, Chile, Peru and 17 other countries, forecasts a growth for their economies of 6% during 2021 while warning of the rise in inflation, reports the block that celebrates its summit of leaders on Friday. In the first half of the year, the […]