Proposed 2022 Work Plan�APFF * APFIF * APIP

Fora and Networks

Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum (APFIF)

Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Partnership (APIP)

Asia-Pacific Financial Forum (APFF)

APFF Networks

• Sustainable Finance Development Network
• Financial Infrastructure Development Network
• Financial Market Infrastructure Network
• Digital Trade Finance Lab
• Insurance, Health and Retirement Income Network
• Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Network
• Capital Market Network

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Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum

• Identify concrete actions for policy makers
• Build regulators’ capacity

• Launch of 2021 Report
• 2022 Policy Dialogue
• June 2022
• Publication of 2022 Report
• Nov 2022

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Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Partnership

• Help ABAC develop recommendations on sustainable infrastructure
• Assist member economies develop circular economy infrastructure
• Rebound Plastic Exchange

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• Roundtable on Sustainable Infrastructure
• April 2022
• Collaboration with APEC Chemical Dialogue on facilitating trade in recyclable materials
• Presentation (Feb 2022)
• Workshop (3Q 2022)

APFF

• Promote stakeholder support in individual economies

• 2022 APFF China Conference
• October 2022

APFF Sustainable Finance Development Network

• SFDN Roadmap 2^nd iteration
• Taxonomy: Advocate principles; Support LatAm Taxonomy Common Framework Initiative
• Disclosure: Promote TCFD Consortium Model; consolidate inputs to ISSB consultation on global disclosure standard
• Carbon Markets: Help ABAC develop recommendations
• Sustainable Infrastructure: Help ABAC develop recommendations
• MSME Transition Finance: Help ABAC develop recommendations
• Innovation: Develop work plan for financing

• Publication of updated Roadmap as Annex to 2022 Progress Report
• Coordination with EU International Platform on Sustainable Finance
• Technical support for Pacific Alliance authorities on TCFD governance structures
• Coordination meetings and consultations with ISSB
• Joint Roundtables with ABAC/relevant stakeholders
• Carbon Markets – May 2022
• Sustainable Infrastructure – April 2022
• MSME Transition Financing – June 2022
• Collaborate with ADB Institute on a workshop on transition financing
• July 2022
• Workshop with ABAC/APEC Chinese Taipei
• 3Q or 4Q 2022

APFF Financial Infrastructure Development Network

• Help ABAC develop recommendations on MSME digital market infrastructure
• Secured Transactions: Capacity building for implementation; secured transactions for women entrepreneurs; legal infrastructure development
• Credit Information: Capacity building for implementation
• Data Ecosystem: Enabling the use of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs)

• Roundtable with ABAC and SME Finance Forum on MSME digital market infrastructure
• June 2022
• Capacity-building roundtables
• Philippines
• Vietnam
• Workshop on leveraging movable assets for women entrepreneurs
• Roundtable on PETs
• May or June 2022
• Participation in global standard setting groups
• UNIDROIT Model Law on Factoring
• International Council on Credit Reporting (ICCR)

APFF Digital Trade Finance Lab

• Develop implementation guidance on use of technology to combat trade-based money laundering (TBML)

• Proof of concept
• Complete by August 2022

APFF Financial Market Infrastructure Network

• Cross-Border Practices: Help ABAC develop recommendations on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs); develop implementation guidance (after ministerial endorsement)
• Payments Technology: Help ABAC develop recommendations on Inter-Operable Open Data Systems

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• Joint Roundtables with ABAC and other relevant stakeholders
• Inter-Operable Open Data Systems – event held 14 Feb 2022
• CBDCs – May 2022
• Symposium on implementation of CBDCs
• 4Q 2022

APFF Insurance, Health and Retirement Income Network

• Long-term investment-friendly regulatory and accounting regimes
• Advocate technical guidance to promote sustainable investment by insurers, pension funds, other long-term investors
• Capacity-building to accelerate uptake of commercial health insurance

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• Roundtable on Insurance Regulation and Accounting
• 2-4Q 2022
• Outreach and dialogue with international, regional and domestic authorities
• 3 Roundtables and 3 Webinars

APFF Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Network

• Help ABAC develop recommendations on Pandemic Risk Transfer PPPs
• Catalyze the development of catastrophe bond markets in APEC

• Joint Roundtable with ABAC and MunichRe on Pandemic Risk Transfer
• May 2022
• Virtual cat bond workshops for interested member economies
• 2Q

Others

APFF Capital Markets Network

• Help economies develop classic repo markets

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APFF Valuation Working Group

• Contribute valuation inputs to SFDN’s work

• Design session on securities market development for 2022 APFF China Conference

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• Participation in relevant SFDN discussions

Key Milestones

• 02/15: Strategy and Planning Meeting
• 06/24: Deadline for sherpas’ submission of inputs to 2022 Progress Report
• Week of 07/4-8: Drafting session for 2022 Progress Report
• Late July: ABAC meeting and formal endorsement of 2022 Progress Report