“Developing Bond Markets in APEC: Toward Greater Public-Private Sector Regional Partnership” is a joint project of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) Finance Forum. It was held on 21–22 June 2005 at the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo, Japan.

The conference was jointly hosted by ABAC Japan, the ADBI and the Japan National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (JANCPEC), with additional support from two private sector sponsors, the Nikko Cordial Corporation and Nomura Holdings Incorporated. Mr Yasuo Kanzaki, ABAC Finance and Services Working Group Co-Chair; Dr Jeffrey L.S. Koo, likewise ABAC Finance and Services Working Group Co-Chair and Chairman of the Chinese Taipei Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, and Dr Peter McCawley, Dean of the ADBI acted as Conference Co-Chairs.

The conference attracted participants from the public and private sectors, as well as from academe. Those from the public sector came from finance ministries, central banks and financial regulatory and supervisory agencies as well as regional and international financial and development institutions. Participants from the private sector included those representing investment and commercial banks; securities, insurance, credit rating agencies; stock exchanges; industry and services and academe.

Complete and detailed information about the conference, a list of participants, as well as conference papers and presentations are available at the conference website, which may be accessed at:

http://www.adbi.org/event/2005/06/21/751.bond.market.development/(ADBI website) and

http://www.pecc.org/finance/bond-market-conf2005.htm (PECC website).

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 21 June 2005

SESSION 1: OPENING SESSION

Session Chair:

Dr Peter McCawley, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute

Welcome Remarks on behalf of the Japanese Hosting Committee

Mr Yasuo Kanzaki, Co-Chair, ABAC Finance Working Group and Special Advisor, Nikko Citigroup Limited

Opening Address

Dr Jeffrey L.S. Koo, Co-Chair, ABAC Finance Working Group and Chairman, Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd.