{
  "id": 14061897,
  "title": "China finance minister to deliver opening speech at Apec meeting in Hong Kong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/china-finance-minister-to-deliver-opening-speech-at-apec-meeting-in",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T23:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3370640/china-finance-minister-deliver-opening-speech-apec-meeting-hong-kong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China's finance minister Lan Foan will deliver a keynote address at next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in Hong Kong, according to the South China Morning Post. The two-day event, which takes place from October 20 to 21 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, will feature presentations from three prominent financial institutions.\n\nA draft agenda obtained by the SCMP lists a series of programs for finance ministers from the 21 member economies. Notable 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. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may skip the meeting to prepare for President Donald Trump's visit to Shenzhen in November.\n\nPreparations for the finance ministers' gathering are underway, with security arrangements described as equivalent to those for a state-level event. Approximately 500 guests are expected to attend the annual meeting. Some key officials will arrive on October 19 for drafting the ministers' joint statement, which is considered the most significant outcome of the gathering. The meeting itself begins on October 20 with a finance ministers' retreat, followed by Lan's opening remarks at 2pm.\n\nDiscussions will focus on global and regional economic and financial outlooks presented by the IMF, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and Asian Development Bank, as well as a fiscal policy report by the World Bank. China's Ministry of Finance will present a policy statement on enhancing cooperation in digital infrastructure financing. The meeting will conclude on October 21, with discussions on financial access and opportunities for all, and the announcement of the joint statement before lunchtime.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/hong-kong-investors-are-warming-to-us-treasury-bonds-as-yields-hit-20",
        "published": "2026-10-12T23:00:30.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}