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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Finance (DOF) has ramped up efforts to strengthen climate and disaster financing locally and regionally.

The finance department added it is pushing for deeper ASEAN+3 cooperation while securing Japanese support for sustainable finance initiatives.

In a statement on Wednesday, the DOF said it called on regional peers during the recent ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting to pursue deeper financial cooperation that would deliver “tangible outcomes” in disaster financing.

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