World Bank-IMF meeting: Finance minister discusses strengthening financial industry, regional economic stability with Indonesia, Singapore counterparts

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Malaysia discussed strengthening the financial industry and the global economy with various finance ministers who attended the Spring Meetings of the World Bank/IMF held in the United States throughout this week, according to Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

据财政部长拿Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz称,马来西亚与参加本周在美国举行的世界银行/国际货币基金组织春季会议的多位财政部长讨论了加强金融业和全球经济的问题。

 

The Malaysian finance minister has been invited to participate in discussions held in conjunction with the second meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors (G20 FMCBG).

马来西亚财政部长已被邀请参加与 G20 财长和央行行长第二次会议(G20 FMCBG)一起举行的讨论。

 

The Spring Meetings of the World Bank/IMF are jointly chaired by Indonesia and Finland this year.

今年世界银行/国际货币基金组织春季会议由印度尼西亚和芬兰共同主持。

 

He also met up with Indonesia’s Finance Minister Ibu Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who was also invited to attend the meetings by Indonesia as the joint chair of the G20.

他还会见了印尼财政部长Ibu Sri Mulyani Indrawati和新加坡财政部长黄循财,后者也应印尼邀请作为G20.联合主席出席会议。

 

“I managed to discuss with Ibu Sri Mulyani and Wong issues such as the sustainable development of the financial industry, the global economic situation, pandemic and post-pandemic preparations,” said Tengku Zafrul.

“我设法与 Ibu Sri Mulyani 和黄循财讨论了金融业的可持续发展、全球经济形势、大流行和大流行后的准备等问题,”Tengku Zafrul 说。

 

Discussions by the G20 FMCBG encompassed a review of the global economy, including the impact of geopolitics which has resulted in rising inflation due to a spike in commodity prices, he added.

他补充说,G20 FMCBG的讨论包括对全球经济的审查,包括地缘政治的影响,由于大宗商品价格飙升,导致通货膨胀上升。

 

The meetings also touched on exit plans for the pandemic as well as policies to deal with the long-term impact of Covid-19 and preparations for future pandemics, such as the need to set up a new financial mechanism.

会议还讨论了大流行的退出计划以及应对 Covid-19 长期影响的政策以及为未来大流行做准备的政策,例如需要建立新的财务机制。

 

The G20 FMCBG also discussed strengthening the resilience of global finance and a global financial safety network, and the need to prepare a framework to work towards a financial sustainability agenda.

G20 FMCBG 还讨论了加强全球金融和全球金融安全网络的弹性,以及制定框架以实现金融可持续性议程的必要性。

 

“Overall, I am proud to have represented Malaysia and Keluarga Malaysia in bringing the country to a better future. Amid this uncertainty, I believe that all countries are more open towards multi-faceted cooperation for the benefit of universal human wellbeing,” Tengku Zafrul added.

“总的来说,我很自豪能够代表马来西亚和马来西亚 Keluarga 带领国家走向更美好的未来。在这种不确定性中,我相信所有国家都对多方面的合作更加开放,以造福于人类的普遍福祉,”Tengku Zafrul 补充道。

 

The G20 summit, to be chaired by Indonesia, will be held in November in Bali, Indonesia.

由印度尼西亚主持的G20峰会将于11月在印度尼西亚巴厘岛举行。