Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno called for reforms and increased concessionality in the financing models of multilateral development banks (MDBs) to address ongoing global challenges during the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four (G-24) Ministerial Meeting on October 10, 2023.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno briefed the Korean business community on the Philippines’ improved investment environment during the first-ever Korea-Philippines Forum on the Ease of Doing Business on October 6, 2023 at the Department of Finance (DOF) office in Manila.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team, led by IMF Mission Chief Shanaka Jayanath Peiris, presented their assessment on the Philippines and acknowledged its strong post-pandemic growth of 7.6 percent in 2022.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno underscored the need for innovative financing solutions to support physical and digital connectivity projects during the 2023 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Annual Meeting Flagship Event: Enhancing Connectivity in a Challenging World on September 26, 2023 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno represented the Philippines in the 8th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which opened on September 25, 2023 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.