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Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 5:10 pm
The annual APEC Business Efficiency and Success Target
Award, known as the
APEC
BEST Award, announced its 2020 winners, from a
diverse group of effective entrepreneurs, innovators and
managers around the APEC region.
Producer of
gluten-free, healthy food products, Svetlana Shmakova, from
Russia, won the top prize of APEC BEST Award with her
company, Foodcode.
“The idea of Foodcode is not only
about business, but also about protecting family and
ensuring that we put health and well-being of people first,
through quality, healthy and sustainably produce
products,” Shmakova explained.
“The contest
provided us with a unique opportunity to learn more about
Taking a Gender Lens to the Corruption Fight It is incumbent upon policymakers to identify data-backed policies that alleviate the double burden women currently face, because we all benefit when women participate in the economy, - Datuk Seri Rina Harun, Malaysia s Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
Women are critical to the achievement of sustainable economic development in the APEC region. Studies have shown that corruption affects women and men disproportionately. Women, usually those at grassroots level, often experience the onslaught of corruption as victims rather than perpetrators of the crime. However, rather than seeing women as victims, they should now be regarded as part of the solution in the fight against corruption.