ADBI co-hosted the 26th Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum (CSIF) meeting. The members of CSIF are composed of the central banks and central securities depositories of the ASEAN+3 economies. Since its inception, CSIF has published several reports on establishing a regional settlement intermediary and central securities. Officials from the ministries of finance and securities and exchange commissions of ASEAN+3 will join the meeting.

The 26th CSIF meeting discussed the following:

Better access to domestic and international markets allows rural farmers to sell their products at higher prices, motivating them to increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of the goods they produce and sell more. Reliable market access is also beneficial to regional income growth, food security, and poverty and hunger alleviation.

Greater flooding, droughts, and sea level rise due to climate change is increasingly affecting wastewater management and water availability. At the same time, sanitation practices such as wastewater treatment are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. These dynamics make greater sanitation development in Asia and the Pacific essential for advancing decarbonization and tackling climate change.