Press Release – US State Department

APEC Conference Remarks by Secretary Geithner Friday, November 11, 2011 SECRETARY GEITHNER: The finance ministers of the APEC countries met in the face of continuing global economic challenges. The crisis in Europe remains the central challenge to … Read more »

Press Release – Faith Action for Community Equity

We welcome all of the delegates to APEC with Aloha. However we cannot keep silent about the subject of the talks that world leaders are engaging in while they are here. APEC is the Pacific version of an emerging system of supra-national governance … Read more »

Press Release – Republic Of New Zealand Party

“John Key is a capitalist swindler says Kerry Bevin, spokesman for the Republic of New Zealand Party. “Those occupying Aotea Square know this. Our Prime Minister is building a brighter future for his mates by organizing a ‘trickle up’. He … Read more »

Press Release – US State Department

MODERATOR: Good morning everyone, and welcome to the 418th meeting of the Economic Club of New York. We’re now in our 104th year. Today, again we prove that we are the nation’s premier nonpartisan forum for discussion of economic policy. Today … Read more »

Opinion – US State Department

The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action. As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the United States … Read more »

Press Release – United Nations

Portugal has called at the United Nations for concerted efforts to tackle global financial instability and create conditions for economic growth and jobs, stressing the need to correct inequalities and strengthen international monetary security. Read more »

Speech – Mike Moore – NZ Ambassador to the US

Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to open this important meeting. I’d like to acknowledge the Chair of the Committee on Trade and Investment, Monica Contreras; our US hosts; and the distinguished group of speakers from Government, Academia and … Read more »

Speech – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to open this important meeting. I’d like to acknowledge the Chair of the Committee on Trade and Investment, Monica Contreras; our US hosts; and the distinguished group of speakers from Government, Academia and … Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Islands Forum

As Forum island countries continue to face the effects of the global economic crisis, a study on improving revenue collection and capacity in the region has recommended revenue reforms to ease the pressure on government budgets in the FICs. The study, … Read more »

Press Release – World Bank

The economic recovery in East Asia and the Pacific is robust, but attention must now turn to managing emerging risks which may pose challenges to macroeconomic stability, says the World Bank Read more »