Mexico’s Participation in the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council and the New Mexican Chapter

This document recounts Mexico’s entry into the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), which represented a key step towards its incorporation into the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. The PECC is an APEC think tank to develop proposals for integration and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region. The relaunch of the Mexican chapter of the PECC is seen as a way to make its operation more agile, to disseminate information to the public about the region and to develop new proposals for the full incorporation of Mexico into the area. The new Mexican chapter of PECC seeks to serve as a think tank for the country’s activities in the Pacific Rim region and beyond.