Strategies

The Forum will pursue its Mission through the adoption and implementation of appropriate strategies, which will include:

1. Convene conferences, seminars and workshops on a regular basis, to discuss important issues in the areas of trade, investment and environmental protection, etc.

2. Complement other regional and international initiatives to intensify and strengthen partnerships between governments and business enterprises in matters of trade and investment.

3. Monitor global and regional economic trends that impact on economies of the region.

4. Collate and disseminate information especially on emerging issues affecting trade and finance and highlight new opportunities for regional cooperation.

5. Pursue both in-house and collaborative research activities that will contribute to the overall goals of the Forum.

6. Facilitate contacts between enterprises in the region through the development of networking arrangements.

7. To become a center for research and graduate training to equip Asian business communities with better management and technological capabilities

We further agree that appropriate mechanisms be established to fulfill the ideals and objectives of the Boao Forum for Asia.

We are fully convinced that the Boao Forum for Asia will lead to a more prosperous and stable Asia living in harmony with itself and with the rest of the world.

Adopted on February 26th 2001 at Boao, Hainan, the People’s Republic of China.

(www.boaoforum.org April 16, 2009)