The head of Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or OECD cancelled his trip for APEC meet following the attacks in Paris.
OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría José, a Mexican diplomat and economist, was supposed to take part in the APEC CEO Summit, where he was earlier announced as a panelist at the session titled “What is the next horizon for Asia-Pacific Trade?” tomorrow, November 17.
In an advisory on its website, the OECD said that despite the terror attacks in Paris last Friday, “all meetings at the OECD the week of November 16 will proceed as planned.”
Eight APEC member-economies also belong to the OECD. These are Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea and the United States.
Despite not being an OECD member, the Philippines actively participates in OECD-Led initiatives, such as the base erosion and profit shifting project, which is a global move to catch more tax evaders across wider borders. (Eagle News Service)
