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						<span><br>  <p align="center"><strong><span class="subtitle"><strong><a name="FEMM 2000. Return to top."></a>FORUM ECONOMIC MINISTERS' MEETING</strong></span></strong><br/>  <strong><span class="bodytext"><strong>Alofi, Niue<br/>  25 - 26 July, 2000</strong></span></strong><br/>  <br/>  <br>  <p align="left"><strong><span class="bodytext"><strong><strong><span class="bodytext"><strong><strong><span class="bodytext"><strong><strong><span class="bodytext"><strong>OPENING SPEECH<br/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="12" alt="" width="12" src="http://www.forumsec.org/UserFiles/Image/image003.gif" />&nbsp;<a href="/UserFiles/File/Statement_by_SG_Noel_Levi.pdf">Opening Remarks by Secretary General, Mr Noel Levi<br/>  </a></strong></span></strong></strong></span></strong><br/>  OUTCOMES<br/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="12" alt="" width="12" src="http://www.forumsec.org/UserFiles/Image/image003.gif" />&nbsp;<a href="http://www.forumsec.org/UserFiles/File/FEMM-2000-_Action_Plan(1).pdf">FEMM Action Plan 2000</a><a href="/UserFiles/File/FEMM-2000-_Action_Plan(1).pdf"><br/>  </a></strong></span></strong><br/>  MEETING PAPERS&nbsp;<br/>  </strong></span></strong><br/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="12" alt="" width="12" src="/UserFiles/Image/image003.gif" />&nbsp;<a href="/UserFiles/File/Cooperation_in_Fin_Sector_Regulation.pdf">Cooperation in Financial Sector Regulation and Supervision</a><br/>  <br/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="12" alt="" width="12" src="/UserFiles/Image/image003.gif" />&nbsp;<a href="/UserFiles/File/femn14_-_8_principles.pdf">Forum's Eight Principles of Accountability</a><br/>  <br/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="12" alt="" width="12" src="/UserFiles/Image/image003.gif" />&nbsp;<a href="/UserFiles/File/femn19_-_stats_in_PICS_2.pdf">Improving Statistics in Pacific Island Countries (PICs)<br/>  </a><br/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="12" alt="" width="12" src="/UserFiles/Image/image003.gif" />&nbsp;<a href="/UserFiles/File/Consumer_Protection.pdf">Consumer Protection</a><br/>  <br/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="12" alt="" width="12" src="/UserFiles/Image/image003.gif" />&nbsp;<a href="/UserFiles/File/femn28_-_legal_environment%282%29.pdf">Improving the Commercial Legal Environment</a><br/>  <br/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="12" alt="" width="12" src="/UserFiles/Image/image003.gif" />&nbsp;<a href="/UserFiles/File/femn31_-_Catastrophe_paper.pdf">Catastrophe Insurance</a><br/>  <br/>  <br/>  <br>  </span>
					
				
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