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APEC Summit: Looking beyond economic recovery; charting a new growth paradigm ... Part 1: What’s in store for Asian consumer markets
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APEC, which held its 17th summit in Singapore last month under the theme Sustaining Growth, Connecting the Region, marked the first time that the 21-member economies’ leaders were meeting since the world economy plunged into its deepest crisis in recent history. At the summit’s conclusion, the APEC leaders’ proclamation was guardedly cautious and optimistic. It pointed
out that the region was emerging into a vastly changed post-crisis landscape and that a new growth paradigm with a fresh model of economic integration was needed. What are the key elements contained in the proclamation? And how would they impact the Asian economies and their consumer market?

Steven HL Goh is the executive chairman of RETAIL ASIA. He is also CEO of The Business Company, a consulting firm advising multinational retailers on retail strategies and business development opportunities in the Asia-Pacific.

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