May 22-23, 2026, APEC trade ministers met in Suzhou and issued the 2026 Suzhou Joint Statement, adopting a Roadmap for an Innovative, Competitive and Resilient Services Sector. The Roadmap commits APEC economies to ensure an open, predictable environ

2026-05-29

May 22-23, 2026, APEC trade ministers met in Suzhou and issued the 2026 Suzhou Joint Statement, adopting a Roadmap for an Innovative, Competitive and Resilient Services Sector. The Roadmap commits APEC economies to ensure an open, predictable environment for services trade and investment; accelerate digitalisation by developing digital services, skills and resilience infrastructure to support advanced technologies; improve collection and accessibility of services trade and investment data; pursue economy-wide structural reforms with stakeholder engagement; promote sustainability and environment-related services trade; and expand capacity building, information sharing and technical cooperation—including on negotiating and implementing services-related trade arrangements—to support the FTAAP agenda.