11.   The ministers called for more transparency and disclosure standards within the member economies, as well as private financial institutions and highly leveraged hedge funds.

12.   With regard to corporate-sector good governance, Chuan said the role of government should be improved regulatory supervision and enhance disclosure standards.

13.   With regard to good governance in the corporate sector, the role of government should be to improve regulatory supervision and enhance disclosure standards.

14.   He said the IMF has been strengthened to prevent future financial crises and has put in place a set of strong disclosure standards.

15.   Treasury officials have also said the United States will try to mobilize support from APEC countries for new economic disclosure standards under development at the International Monetary Fund.

16.   US Treasury officials have said Rubin was to try to mobilise support for new economic disclosure standards under development at the IMF.