06/23/2026
The 2026 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting convened in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands today in a hybrid format.
The theme for this year’s meeting is “Economic and Financial Inclusion in the Pacific”.
The meeting is chaired by Honourable David Paul, Minister of Finance, Banking and Postal Services of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Forum Economic and Finance Ministers play a critical role in deepening regionalism through strengthening policy cohesion on agreed regional economic priorities and policy positions and advocating these in other regional and international fora.
FEMM remains an important standing meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum, where Forum Economic and Finance Ministers assist and inform Forum Leaders of relevant regional and international economic development issues facing the region.
Read the FEMM Chair’s remarks here: https://forumsec.org/publications/remarks-chair-2026-forum-economic-ministers-meeting
Read the PIF Secretary General’s remarks here: https://forumsec.org/publications/remarks-pacific-islands-forum-secretary-general-2026-forum-economic-ministers-meeting