APEC Finance Ministers Open Incheon Talks on AI and Economic Reform

APEC finance ministers 2025 began a three-day meeting in Incheon to shape policy priorities on innovation, finance and structural reform ahead of the leaders’ summit in Gyeongju on 31 October – 1 November. Under the theme “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow,” officials will finalise the “Incheon Plan,” a five-year roadmap succeeding the Cebu Action Plan, focusing on AI governance and the digital economy. The meeting — the final ministerial before the summit — is held jointly with the Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting for the first time and is expected to produce a joint declaration promoting cooperation for sustainable growth across the 21-member bloc.