Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement | |
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Membership | |
Establishment | |
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Ottawa | 1 July 2022 [2] |
IPETCA, officially the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement, is a non-binding economic arrangement for promoting the economic empowerment of indigenous peoples in the Asia Pacific region, established in 2021. [3]
New Zealand and other APEC economies begin to develop IPETCA since February 2021. The New Zealand foreign affairs minister, Nanaia Mahuta, later announced the IPETCA in December 2021 [4] [5] and Canada joined the IPETCA in the same month. [6] Australia and Taiwan later joined IPETCA in 2021 and 2022 respectively and became part of the founding members of the IPETCA. [7] [8] [9]
The IPETCA has a focus on addressing indigenous trade issues, raising awareness of Indigenous economies within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and increasing economic cooperation between indigenous peoples. [10] Activities under IPETCA is to be facilitated by the IPETCA Partnership Council. [11]
Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement | |
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Membership | |
Establishment | |
•
Ottawa | 1 July 2022 [2] |
IPETCA, officially the Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement, is a non-binding economic arrangement for promoting the economic empowerment of indigenous peoples in the Asia Pacific region, established in 2021. [3]
New Zealand and other APEC economies begin to develop IPETCA since February 2021. The New Zealand foreign affairs minister, Nanaia Mahuta, later announced the IPETCA in December 2021 [4] [5] and Canada joined the IPETCA in the same month. [6] Australia and Taiwan later joined IPETCA in 2021 and 2022 respectively and became part of the founding members of the IPETCA. [7] [8] [9]
The IPETCA has a focus on addressing indigenous trade issues, raising awareness of Indigenous economies within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and increasing economic cooperation between indigenous peoples. [10] Activities under IPETCA is to be facilitated by the IPETCA Partnership Council. [11]