Ahead of the forthcoming APEC forum meetings, Simon Montlake, in Bangkok, outlines the issues up for discussion.When the 21 leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum meet in Bangkok in October, their agenda will span a range of issues that are certain to attract intense worldwide attention. Investors in the region will be hoping to get more direction on how the countries are working towards common goals of trade and development.
Unlike in 2002, the emphasis on fighting terrorism is likely to give way to nuts-and-bolts economic issues. Thai leaders are keen to use the spotlight to play up their country’s attractions as a place to invest, and will stage a large investment mart to coincide with the main summit on October 20-21.
