Absence of prioritise- The effort in trade reform within APEC has been diffused across too many areas and there is need for more focus.
2.Short falls in member commitments.
Many countries have gone no further than their existing pledge.
3. Weak evaluation procedures there is lack of outside scrutiny of individual members' progress in implementing reforms.
4.Dearth of specified APEC incentives APEC operates by consensus and there is no mechanism for enforcing group decisions