The Manila Action Plan for APEC (MAPA), adopted by economic leaders
on 25 November 1996, includes the individual and collective action
plans and progress reports on joint activities of all APEC economies
to achieve the Bogor objectives of free and open trade and investment
in the APEC region by 2010 and 2020, and joint activities among
members under Part II of the Osaka Action Agenda. MAPA revolves
around six themes: greater market access in goods; enhanced market
access in services; an open investment regime; reduced business
costs; an open and efficient infrastructure sector, and strengthened
economic and technical cooperation. Current joint activities include
the APEC Educational Network (EduNet), the Asia-Pacific Energy Research
Center (APERC), the APEC Labor Market Information Network (LMI),
and the Trade and Investment Data Database. Economic leaders further
instructed that high priority be given to the following themes in
economic and technical cooperation in six areas: developing human
capital; fostering safe and efficient capital markets; strengthening
economic infrastructure; harnessing technologies of the future;
promoting environmentally sustainable growth; and encouraging the
growth of small and medium enterprises.
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