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APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting / Cost of living crisis in Greece / Are BRICS members ready for a Tru

2024-11-22

APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting / Cost of living crisis in Greece / Are BRICS members ready for a Tru

2024-11-22
On Friday's Backchat, Global Focus talks about APEC and whether the alliance is strong enough to tackle ongoing geopolitical uncertainties.

The 31st edition of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week held in the Peruvian capital Lima wrapped-up last Saturday, with the leaders of the bloc’s 21 economies calling for a concerted effort in tackling issues of common interest including climate change.


Attendees reiterated the need for a rules-based multilateral trading system and pledged to push for reforms of the World Trade Organization’s dispute resolution mechanism.


Meanwhile, Hong Kong signed a free trade agreement with Peru and the two jurisdictions are also negotiating a separate Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement.


At 9:30, we’ll be learning more about the ongoing unrest in Greece, which is fueled by rising costs of living and pensions.


And after 9:45, we’ll look into how BRICS countries are preparing for a potential hike in tariffs ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in in January.


9:05am-9:30am: 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
9:05am-9:30am: Chandran Nair, Founder of the Global Institute for Tomorrow
9:05am-9:30am: Mal Singh, Singapore-based geopolitics consultant; Founder and Director of Terra Corporate Affairs


9:30am-9:45am: Cost of living crisis in Greece
9:30am-9:45am: Aristotelis Stouraitis, Professor of Finance and former Head of the Department of Finance and Decision Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University


9:45am-10:00am: Are BRICS members ready for a Trump return?
9:45am-10:00am: James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies and former Director of the Asia Institute at the University of Tasmania

Backchat