June 23, 2021
Danial Norjidi
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers responsible for structural reform issued a joint statement following a virtual meeting convened on June 16.
The statement reflects the outcomes of the 2021 APEC Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting chaired by New Zealand Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Dr David Clark.
In their joint statement, the ministers welcomed the 2021 APEC priorities, recognising that there has never been a more important time for economies to join and work together to share, discuss, rebuild and recover growth trajectory.
They also highlighted the prominence of structural reform policies in the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 of building an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040.