Pecc Pecc

What Pecc Pecc does

The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) is a non-profit international membership organization founded in 1980 and headquartered in Singapore, operating a Track 1.5 multi-stakeholder dialogue process across 24+ Asia-Pacific economies. PECC convenes senior government officials, business leaders, academics, and civil society representatives through national committees in member economies, producing the annual State of the Region Report (based on surveys of 500-700+ experts) and specialized policy research on trade, investment, supply chain resilience, digital economy, climate, critical minerals, and AI governance. Its core products are research publications — including State of the Region, ClimateTech in Focus, Modernizing Digital Trade, Asia-Pacific Economic Profiles, and Export Facilitation Policy Briefs — distributed freely through its website, national committees, and the quarterly PECC Link newsletter.

PECC's underlying "platform" is its federated national committee structure and decades-long longitudinal survey data, which together produce authoritative economic integration indices (such as the Composite Index of Asia-Pacific Economic Integration) and feed directly into APEC Leaders' meeting agendas. The organization operates without commercial pricing; its primary revenue is membership dues from national committees, supplemented by project-specific partnerships with bodies such as APEC, CPTPP Commission, UNITAR, and Shanghai Climate Week. Leadership consists of Co-Chairs (currently Amb. Zhan Yongxin and Dr. Richard Cantor), an Executive Director (Dr. Kaewkamol Pitakdumrongkit since January 2026), and an International Secretariat based in Singapore, with governance distributed across member-economy committees rather than a single parent entity.

Name

Pecc Pecc

Legal name

Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

Website

https://pecc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PECC is a Singapore-based non-profit international organization that operates a Track 1.5 multi-stakeholder dialogue across 24+ Asia-Pacific economies, producing annual State of the Region reports and policy research for governments, business leaders, and academia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research and Economic Analysis

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI), Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

Keywords

• Policy research publications
• Regional economic cooperation
• Economic integration analysis
• Trade policy dialogue
• Asia-Pacific research

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: National committees from member economies pay dues to support PECC operations and international secretariat.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PECC produces annual research publications, expert surveys, and policy reports on Asia-Pacific economic cooperation, with the State of the Region Report as its flagship offering. The organization facilitates Track 1.5 dialogue among government officials, business leaders, academics, and civil society from 24+ member economies. It also publishes specialized reports on topics such as digital trade, climate technology, critical minerals, and export facilitation, distributed through its website and member committees.

Product overview

Pecc Pecc (Pacific Economic Cooperation Council) is a non-profit international organization that produces research publications, surveys, and reports on Asia-Pacific economic cooperation. The core offerings include the annual State of the Region Report series, specialized research publications on topics like ClimateTech, digital trade, critical minerals, and export facilitation, plus the PECC Link quarterly newsletter. These products are distributed to subscribers and made available through the organization's website and member committees across the Asia-Pacific region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• State of the Region Report Annual expert opinion survey report providing assessment of pressing issues shaping the Asia-Pacific economy, including growth outlooks, risks to growth, and APEC priorities. Targets government officials, business leaders, academics, and civil society stakeholders.
• ClimateTech in Focus: Innovations for a Greener Supply Chain Report examining green supply chains, ClimateTech market landscape, and roles of finance, education, and infrastructure in driving sustainable practices. Targeted at policymakers and business leaders across APEC economies.
• Asia Pacific Economic Profiles 2024: Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition Report examining the role of critical minerals in low-carbon energy transition, trade dynamics, and strategic positioning for energy transition success. Targeted at policymakers and industry stakeholders.
• Export Facilitation Policy Brief Policy brief highlighting shift from traditional export promotion to export facilitation as a more effective strategy for enhancing global trade competitiveness. Targets trade policymakers and government officials.
• Modernizing Digital Trade Report Joint CANCPEC-AusPECC report with 13 recommendations for updating CPTPP's Chapter 14 on Electronic Commerce, addressing AI governance, cross-border data flows, cybersecurity, and MSME participation. Submitted to CPTPP Commission in November 2025.
• Responsible Adoption of General-Purpose AI Seminar Report Seminar report on responsible development and governance of general-purpose AI systems in the Asia-Pacific region. Targeted at regulators, AI labs, civil society, and academia.
• PECC Link E-Newsletter Quarterly electronic newsletter containing news and updates about the organization, its members, and related events around the Pacific Rim. Distributed to subscribers and member committees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 experts from 24 economies contribute to annual survey providing policy recommendations for APEC Leaders
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CANCPEC (Canadian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Jointly led Track 1.5 process with AusPECC to develop report on Modernizing Digital Trade, updating CPTPP's digital economy measures. Report submitted to CPTPP Commission at November 2025 meeting in Melbourne, Australia.
• AusPECC (Australian Pacific Economic Cooperation Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Co-led international project with CANCPEC on Modernizing Digital Trade, engaging 25 experts from 11 PECC economies to develop 13 actionable recommendations for CPTPP digital provisions.
• UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnered with UNITAR and Shanghai Climate Week on ClimateTech in Focus: Innovations for a Greener Supply Chain report.
• PPECC (Philippine Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-contributor to ClimateTech in Focus: Innovations for a Greener Supply Chain international project.
• USPECC (United States Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Convened seminar on Responsible Adoption of Generative-Purpose AI, a partner event of Paris AI Action Summit 2025, bringing together experts from AI labs, regulatory bodies, civil society, and academia.
• FPTPEC (France Pacific Territories National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-convened AI seminar with USPECC on Responsible Adoption of General-Purpose AI systems.
• APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPECC serves as a key research and dialogue partner for APEC, providing annual State of the Region reports and expert surveys that inform APEC Leaders' meeting agendas and priorities. The 2025-2026 report will be submitted to APEC Leaders meeting in Korea.
• CHILPEC (Chilean National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced Asia-Pacific Economic Profiles 2025 with focus on digital commerce in Asia Pacific, covering Australia, China, Republic of Korea, and Singapore.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): APEC is the intergovernmental forum for Asia-Pacific economic cooperation to which PECC feeds research, expert surveys, and policy recommendations. PECC's State of the Region Report is formally submitted to APEC Leaders' meetings, making APEC both a primary institutional partner and the most direct counterpart in regional economic dialogue.
• East-West Center: The East-West Center is a research and dialogue organization focused on US-Asia-Pacific relations, and its leadership (e.g., Dr. Charles Morrison) is closely intertwined with PECC co-chair roles. Both convene experts across the Pacific to inform policy on economic cooperation, integration, and security.
• Asian Productivity Organization (APO): APO is an intergovernmental organization of Asia-Pacific economies focused on productivity and economic development. Both PECC and APO operate as Asia-Pacific-wide membership bodies producing policy-relevant research and convening officials from member economies.
• Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC): PBEC is a business-led, Asia-Pacific membership organization that convenes senior executives and policymakers on regional economic issues. It is structurally comparable to PECC as a Pacific-rim, member-funded forum, with a heavier business and trade-promotion orientation.
• Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA): ERIA produces policy research on regional economic integration in East and Southeast Asia and feeds into ASEAN leaders, directly overlapping PECC's role as a research arm for regional economic cooperation. Both serve as convening think tanks between academia and policymakers in overlapping Asia-Pacific jurisdictions.

Broad incumbents

• Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI): ADBI is the Asian Development Bank's Tokyo-based think tank producing policy research on Asia-Pacific economic issues including trade, integration, and sustainable development. It is a higher-resourced peer producing overlapping analytical content for regional policymakers.
• Brookings Institution: Brookings is a leading US-based policy think tank with a substantial Asia-Pacific economic policy program that convenes officials, business, and academics. Comparable to PECC as a producer of authoritative economic policy research and convening forum, though with much larger resources and US-centric framing.
• Lowy Institute for International Policy: Lowy is a major Asia-Pacific-focused policy think tank producing economic, security, and political analysis that informs government and business decisions. It is comparable to PECC as a producer of authoritative regional policy content, though more Australia-centric and more commentary-driven.
• Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): CSIS is a major US-based bipartisan policy research organization with deep Asia-Pacific programming (CSIS Southeast Asia, CSIS Asia) that convenes officials and business leaders on regional economic and strategic issues. Comparable to PECC as a high-profile convening and policy think tank.

Regional players

• ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute: ISEAS, also based in Singapore, is a leading Southeast Asia-focused policy research institute producing economic and strategic analysis. It overlaps with PECC's regional convening role and shares Singapore as a base, but is more Southeast-Asia-centric while PECC spans the broader Asia-Pacific.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/pecc.international
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-economic-cooperation-council

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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