Finance Ministers from the
released a joint statement at the conclusion of their meeting in Lima on Monday under the theme, "Sustainable + Digital + Resilient = APEC."
It describes joint actions to be taken forward by APEC member economies in the following priority areas:
Global and Regional Economy
Sustainable Finance
Domestic Carbon Pricing and Non-pricing Measures
Sustainable Energy Transitions
Sustainable Infrastructure Financing
Open Finance to Enhance Competition and Foster Innovation
Digital Financial Inclusion
Hydrometeorological Risk Financing
Modernization of the Finance Ministers’ Process
Finance Ministers also launched the Sustainable Finance Initiative for the coordination and promotion of voluntary information sharing and capacity building on sustainable finance issues.
They further welcomed the adoption of the guidance document for developing a new roadmap and endorsed a strategy to modernize the Finance Ministers' Process.
Read the accompanying annexes to the joint statement: