2016 Peruvian APEC presidency priorities announced

During the meeting of the APEC Senior Officials in Lima Ambassador of Peru Luis Quesada announced the 2016 Peruvian APEC presidency priorities. The priorities include:
1) advancing regional economic integration and quality growth;
2) enhancing the regional food market;
3) towards the modernization of micro, small and medium-size enterprises in the Asia-Pacific;
4) developing human capital.
The presidency theme will be “Quality Growth and Human Development”.

The Peruvian APEC presidency priorities to a large extent iterate the priorities of the previous Philippine presidency focused on enhancing regional economic integration, fostering SMEs' participation in the regional and global economy and investing in human capital development. Such continuity of the agenda is essential for the APEC objectives implementation. At the meeting Philippine Undersecretary Laura Del Rosario emphasized that the Philippines looks forward to working closely with Peru on implementing the commitments adopted by the APEC leaders at the summit in Manila, in particular aimed at boosting inclusive and quality growth.
According to Luis Quesada, “In today´s world, prosperity is no longer based on the mere accumulation of material wealth but on knowledge. The knowledge economy is a tangible reality now and this stresses the importance of human capital as the main asset for economies to grow and develop.”
Press-release at the official APEC web-site