Zhitong Finance learned that on October 21, the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers Meeting concluded in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Chan Mao-po said that the meeting reviewed and approved the “2026 APEC Finance Ministers Joint Statement” and the “Asia-Pacific Digital Infrastructure Financing Policy Statement”, pointing out the direction for Asia-Pacific economies to deepen financial cooperation. In addition, outcome documents such as “Supporting People's Livelihood Development and Investing in People — Fiscal Policy Report on Promoting Sustainable Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region” and “Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusive Innovation Practice Collection” were also formed, and it was agreed to continue to promote exchanges and cooperation among young financial talents in the Asia-Pacific region.
The conference focused on the APEC China Year's theme of “Building the Asia-Pacific Community and Promoting Common Prosperity”, and discussed topics such as the global and regional macroeconomic and financial situation, fiscal policies to support people's livelihood development, digital infrastructure financing, promoting the development of inclusive finance according to local conditions, and promoting exchanges and cooperation among young APEC financial talents.
China's Minister of Finance Lan Foan said that as the main platform for economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, APEC should actively promote open cooperation among members, strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination, and promote regional economic integration and common development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. All parties should firmly implement the consensus reached at the APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting, adhere to multilateralism, deepen practical cooperation in the financial field, and contribute to regional economic and financial stability and long-term sustainable growth.
Lan Foan explained the trend of China's economy continuing to improve, and emphasized that China will unswervingly promote high-quality development, accelerate the cultivation of new momentum for growth, focus on expanding domestic demand, continue to expand a high level of opening-up to the outside world, and provide new opportunities for the development of the Asia-Pacific region and the world with new achievements in Chinese-style modernization.