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["Asia-Pacific Region Digital Infrastructure Financing Policy Statement": Encourage member economies to develop reliable, accessible, scalable, credible, secure and resilient digital infrastructure] October 21st, the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers' Meeting will be held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China from October 20th to 21st, 2026. 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. The "Asia-Pacific Digital Infrastructure Financing Policy Statement" points out that member economies are encouraged to develop reliable, accessible, scalable, trustworthy, secure and resilient digital infrastructure, enhance digital literacy and skills, enhance interoperability, and strengthen cross-border digital connectivity to accelerate digital transformation in the Asia-Pacific region. Member economies are encouraged to promote the accessibility of digital technologies and infrastructure. Encourage continued voluntary, non-binding cooperation under the APEC financial cooperation mechanism to promote digital infrastructure financing. Encourage the private sector to develop and adopt catalytic financing methods such as financial leasing and asset securitization to release investment and reduce financing barriers. Encourage the private sector to increase financing and integrate diverse capital from pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds.
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