APEC leaders commit to ‘fast-track’ trade moves to battle COVID-19
Senior officials from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries this week committed to “fast-track” the revitalization of the region’s economy and refrain from imposing trade-restrictive measures for the rest of the year. Earlier this month, APEC trade ministers vowed to keep global trade flowing and issued a slate of recommendations for the region to follow as the coronavirus pandemic subsides. After a virtual meeting this week, senior officials cited those recommendations and said member nations would “work to fast-track” those proposals, according...