51.   Member economies admit they cannot openly compare which one is liberalising faster because the plans often have different terms of reference and vary widely.

52.   Paul noted that this would be encouraged if there was greater transparency in the capital markets of each member economy.

53.   Ravolo said the AFG wanted an evaluation of the status of domestic bond markets in each member economy.

54.   Rapid migration to urban areas and increasing industrialization in APEC member economies prompted the call for these initiatives.

55.   Ramos urged members to intensify policy coordination among governments and cooperation among developed and developing member economies, and to provide employment skills training for the poor.

56.   Ramos also said domestic reforms within APEC were also needed to further cooperation within the group, but he did not single out any particular member economies.

57.   Senior APEC economic officials began their meeting here Friday and finance ministers of APEC member economies will meet from Saturday to Sunday.

58.   Senior APEC officials managed to agree on a three-point blueprint listing measures to tear down trade and investment barriers among member economies.

59.   Senior officials of the member economies on Thursday agreed on a compromise that would allow new members within a year.

60.   Some WTO members want the meeting to agree on a so-called national treatment policy for invesment under which foreign and domestic investors would be treated equally by member economies.