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The APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting in Hong Kong adopted the 2026 APEC Finance Ministers' Joint Statement and released a policy statement on digital infrastructure financing, along with a report on supporting households and investing in human capital and a compendium on financial access. Chinese Finance Minister Lan Fo'an said the talks were candid and constructive, and members agreed to keep macroeconomic policy sound, step up coordination and bolster the resilience of fiscal and financial systems. Lou Feipeng, a researcher at Postal Savings Bank of China, said the meeting, the last sectoral ministerial gathering before the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen next month, laid groundwork for leaders' consensus. Lou called for regular macroeconomic policy dialogue to assess risks from inflation, debt and capital flows.