--- meta: date: false reading_time: false title: "Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation" date: 2023-10-05 description: "An association of nations around the Pacific rim aiming at the creation of a Pacific free-trade area." tags: ["APEC", "Free Trade", "Regional Cooperation", "Pacific Rim"] --- ## Background The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific. Founded in 1989, APEC aims to create a greater sense of free trade and economic cooperation among its 21 member economies, which include some of the world's largest and most dynamic economies such as the United States, China, Japan, and Russia.
1--- 2meta: 3 date: false 4 reading_time: false 5title: "Autonomous Pension Funds" 6date: 2023-10-05 7description: "Definition and analysis of autonomous pension funds" 8tags: ["pension funds", "retirement funds", "employer-sponsored funds"] 9--- 10 11## Background 12 13Autonomous pension funds are financial vehicles that are crucial in the structuring of retirement benefits. These funds are established to secure financial stability for employees in their post-retirement years. 14 15## Historical Context 16 17The concept emerged from employer-sponsored pension schemes, which trace back centuries but became especially prevalent during the industrial revolution.
