“To be successful at promoting structural reform, the EC needs a medium-term policy agenda that focuses not only on improving regulatory efficiency, but also one that focuses on strengthening economic infrastructure.”
Professor Buckle said he was honored to be elected Chair of such an important Committee and to be contributing to APEC's ongoing achievements.
“APEC has made considerable progress on trade liberalisation in the last decade.
“These trade developments have been a significant factor contributing to both economic growth in the region as well as to the region's rising importance as an engine of world economic growth.”
Professor Buckle currently leads the New Zealand Treasury's programme on macroeconomic policy priorities and research and is Adjunct Professor of Economics at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
Professor Buckle is also the recipient of the 2003 NZIER Economics Award for his contributions to economics in New Zealand.
Appointed by a consensus decision by the APEC Senior Officials meeting in Viet Nam, the position of APEC Economic Committee Chair is for a period of two years. The committee meets two times each year.
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