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China finance minister to deliver opening speech at Apec meeting in Hong Kong

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China's finance minister Lan Foan will deliver a keynote speech at the Apec meeting in Hong Kong on October 20-21, with presentations from three major financial institutions as highlights, while Australia, South Korea and Singapore have confirmed their finance officials' attendance.

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China’s finance minister, Lan Foan, will deliver a keynote speech, while presentations by three prominent financial institutions will be among the highlights of next week’s Apec meeting in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post has learned.

A draft agenda obtained by the SCMP on Monday listed a series of programmes for finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s 21 member economies on October 20 and 21 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.

Sources said major economies were finalising their representatives for the gathering. So far, expected attendees include Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers, South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Lee Hyoung-il and Singapore’s Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance Jeffrey Siow Chen Siang.

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  • What specific topics will Lan Foan address in his keynote speech?
  • Which three financial institutions will give presentations at the meeting?
  • What are the expected outcomes or agreements from the Apec finance ministers' gathering?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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