APB-Net to convene in Osaka tomorrow<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Asia Pacific Business Network (APB-Net) will
\nopen a two-day meeting in Osaka, Japan, tomorrow to finalize its
\npolicy views prior to the Osaka meeting of the Leaders of the
\nAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November.<\/p>\n
Thirteen Japanese business associations including the
\nKeidanren, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Osaka
\nChamber of Commerce and Industry and the Japan Foreign Trade
\nCouncil are hosting the APB-Net meeting.<\/p>\n
\"The views will build on the outcomes of the APEC Opportunity
\nForum and Ministers meeting hosted in Adelaide, Australia, last
\nmonth,\" the APB-Net Coordinator for Indonesia, Husein Aminuddin,
\nsaid in a statement yesterday.<\/p>\n
The Osaka APEC Leaders meeting is approaching and the latest
\nreports indicate that there are still significant differences
\nbetween major economies on key issues relating to trade
\nliberalization.<\/p>\n
Aminuddin said the breakdown of discussions among officials in
\nrecent weeks concerns the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and
\nIndustry (Kadin).<\/p>\n
He added that the business consensus evident in Adelaide may
\nbe fractured by the spillover from the government negotiations.<\/p>\n
APB-Net consists of chambers of commerce and industry from
\nAPEC member economies. It is facilitating business activities
\namong members and was conceived during the Second APEC SOM in
\nBali in May, 1994, and was formally launched as a new
\norganization at the first APB-Net meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 23-
\n25 last year.<\/p>\n
APEC groups Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New
\nGuinea, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei, Thailand, Hong
\nKong, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Mexico, United States, Japan,
\nCanada and Chile.<\/p>\n
To coincide with the meeting of APEC ministers for small and
\nmedium-scale enterprises in Adelaide, Australia, last Sept. 12-
\n15, APB-Net hosted a business forum to realize the vision of
\npromoting business networking and providing an effective voice
\nfor the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the APEC process.<\/p>\n
It was intended that the views of SMEs could be directly
\nstated to ministers who would be able to make a report to the
\nleaders meeting in Osaka.<\/p>\n
Over 800 business people, mainly from SMEs, took part in the
\nAdelaide meeting, in addition to more than 200 government
\nofficials and ministers.<\/p>\n
In hosting the event, APB-Net drew on more than 50 leading
\nbusiness associations from around the region.<\/p>\n
Aminuddin, who is also Kadin's vice president for trade and
\ninternational relations, said that the outcome of the Adelaide
\nmeeting included recommendations on how APEC can better
\nfacilitate trade development by SMEs through liberalization and
\nderegulation. It also suggested improved networking, which is
\ncritical to the survival and growth of smaller enterprises.(kod)<\/p>",
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