The Philippines, which plays host to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this year, expects trade with 20 APEC member economies increasing by over 6.8 percent annually to about $109.62 billion in 2015.

Ambassador Ma. Angelina Sta. Catalina, Deputy Director-General of the Committee on Conference Management Services of the APEC2015 National Organizing Council, said the country’s hosting of APEC widens opportunities for increased regional trade in goods and services, specifically intra-APEC trade, including global trade.

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