Exhibit 12.1



Certification of Chief Executive Officer



Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002



I, Yuan Chun Tang, certify that:



|1. | I have reviewed this annualreport on Form20-F of Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;                       
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;                                             
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|4. | The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
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|5. | The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):                                        
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Date:  April 30, 2017



|/s/ Yuan Chun Tang | 
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Name: Yuan Chun Tang



Title: Chief Executive Officer