Inside Trade

October 27, 2025

APEC business council recommends liberalizing sustainable trade

By Jason Asenso  / November 16, 2023 at 10:43 AM
SAN FRANCISCO -- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries can better adjust to a “sustainable energy transition” by liberalizing trade in green goods and services, the forum’s business advisory group says in a new report to APEC leaders. The APEC Business Advisory Council on Thursday will brief the forum’s leaders on a series of recommendations outlined in its annual report . ABAC, created by APEC leaders in 1995, is the sole nongovernmental organization with an official role in the forum’s leaders’ meetings...

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