Colleagues of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, We are greatly honoured to have so many of you here join us this morning. This is ASEAN Day. It is the 36th birthday so to speak of ASEAN as an organization and we are truly happy that we are able to see so many [...]
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Excellencies, Ambassadors and Heads of Missions of ASEAN and other Friendly Countries and of International Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen, May peace and prosperity befall upon all of us, It is my distinct pleasure and honour to address this august gathering on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the founding of the [...]
Introduction 1. We, the ASEAN Finance Ministers, convened our Seventh Annual Meeting in Makati, Philippines on 6-7 August 2003 under the chairmanship of H.E. Jose Isidro N. Camacho, Secretary of Finance, Philippines. 2. We are greatly saddened by the loss of lives in the bombing in Jakarta on 5 August 2003. We strongly condemn this act of [...]
Introduction 1. We, the Finance Ministers of ASEAN, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN + 3) convened our meeting in Makati chaired by H.E. Jose Isidro N. Camacho, Secretary of Finance, the Philippines. 2. The Finance Ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea join their ASEAN colleagues in expressing their sadness at the [...]
The Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI) aims to develop efficient and liquid bond markets in Asia, which would enable better utilization of Asian savings for Asian investments. The ABMI would also contribute to the mitigation of currency and maturity mismatches in financing. It is a key step forward in ASEAN+3 finance cooperation. There has been [...]