Secretary-General Archives

March 13, 2023

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretariat and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 05 March 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. H.E. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC and Dr. Johan Swinnen, Director General of IFPRI and Managing Director, Systems Transformation, […]

December 5, 2022

TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 5 December 2022 – Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Secretary-General Dr. Indra Singawinata received Indonesian Vice Minister of Finance Dr. Suahasil Nazara and delegates at the APO Secretariat in Tokyo on 2 December 2022 to exchange ideas on increasing prosperity through labor productivity enhancement in APO members. […]

September 16, 2022

TOKYO JAPAN – Media OutReach – 16 September 2022 – The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) announced that Dr. Indra Pradana Singawinata had assumed the role of APO Secretary-General as of 16 September 2022. Dr. Singawinata brings a wealth of experience from leadership positions in both the public and private sectors in Indonesia. […]

September 12, 2022

● Apparel industry proves resilient in the face of adversity ● Total apparel exports in July 2022 ($ 522.14 million) – 22.4% increase YoY As Sri Lanka struggles with the ongoing economic crisis, the country’s trade balance recorded a surplus last July. While this surplus reflects the continued decline in import […]

December 30, 2021

This has been another challenging year for our societies, our economies and tourism. Many millions of jobs and businesses remain in peril, at the mercy of an evolving crisis and of the actions of governments. However, we are by no means in the same place we were when the pandemic was declared in March 2020. […]

MoU signing ceremony between IFPRI and BIMSTEC

APO Secretary-General and Indonesian Vice Minister of Finance Exchange Ideas on Enhancing Labor Productivity

Dr. Indra Pradana Singawinata becomes 13th Secretary-General of the Asian Productivity Organization (APO)

“There is opportunity in crisis” – JAAF Secretary General

Making Tourism Stronger and Ready for the Future