(Provisional Translation)
April 30, 2014
Financial Services Agency

Establishment of the Asian Financial Partnership Center (AFPAC)

1. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has established the Asian Financial PArtnership Center (AFPAC) today with a view to addressing the issues related to the financial markets in Asia, to review our financial sector technical assistance for infrastructure development, and to further strengthen cooperative relationships with Asian financial authorities.
2. AFPAC will invite government officials from Asian financial authorities as fellows. It will also conduct research on such subjects as challenges for the Asian financial market and hold seminars and conferences.
3. Through this initiative, the FSA, based in Tokyo, aims to strengthen partnerships and cooperation among Asian countries and to contribute to the development of financial infrastructures and the strengthening of the financial system in Asia by means of capacity building for developing expertise.