Meeting to discuss APEC

Meeting to discuss APEC

JAKARTA (JP): Economists will discuss Indonesia's role in the
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the problems
and prospects of cooperation among its members in a one-day
seminar here today.

"We'll let our young and brilliant economists, those under 30
or in their early 30s, present their papers during the seminar,"
said Marzuki Usman, chairman of the Indonesian Economists
Association (ISEI), the organizer of the meeting.

He said here Monday evening that noted speakers like Anwar
Nasution, Hadi Soesastro, Mari Pangestu, Hadi Satyagraha, Nabiel
Makarim, Rizal Ramli, Mangara Tambunan, Anugerah Pekerti,
Palgunadi will take part in the meeting.

Indonesia, currently chairman of the 17-member APEC, will host
the second meeting of its leaders in Bogor, West Java, in the
middle of November.

Marzuki said that ISEI, in cooperation with the U.S.-based
American Committee for Asia Economic Studies, will also organize
an international seminar on APEC on Aug. 29 in Nusa Dua, Bali,
which will involve speakers from various countries, including the
United States and China. (09)