Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Current Affairs, GK & News
Malaysia hosts APEC Summit
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation was recently hosted by Malaysia. Several leaders of the cooperation joined the summit. The Summit was attended by the US President Donald Trump as well. The next APEC meeting is to be hosted by New Zealand. Earlier on November 17, 2020, the members of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation held ministerial ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: APEC • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation • Economic growth • Indo-Pacific • Malaysia • Pacific Ocean
Vietnam hosts 2017 APEC summit
The 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit has started in Danang, Vietnam with theme “Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future” on November 10, 2017. The 2-day summit will gives an opportunity to tout the benefits of global free trade. The 2017 summit will highlight Vietnamese culture, as well as represent the five components, which ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: APEC Vietnam • Asia-Pacific • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation • Continents • Creativity • Trade blocs • World
Lee Hsien Loong, the Singapore PM finds Indian Business environment complicated
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on his visit to India asserted that Business environment in India is complicated. From the term “Complicated” he was referring to red-tapism. Although he didn’t point to the proposed GAAR or retrospective Income Tax Act amendments, he held that companies investing in India look for predictability of rules. After Mauritius, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation • Association of Southeast Asian Nations • Continents • Countries • Double taxation • Gaar • General anti-avoidance rule • Mauritius route • Singapore • World
Quick Current Affairs 5
1. APEC is Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation . Its HQ are at Singapore. 2. Carla Bruni has been made the first ambassador to the Geneva based Globa Funds to Fight AIDS TB and Malaria. 3. Dr. Mohammed Al Berdei was given Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. 4. UN recently banned Jamat-ud-Dawa. 5. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2009
Topics: Asia-Pacific • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation • Barak 1 • Bhimsen Joshi • Continents • Current Affairs 2009 • Dawa • Gadag-Betageri • Guided missiles • Missiles • Shaurya • Surface-to-surface missile