Key facts
- Japan and Australia will hold an annual finance ministers’ dialogue.
- A memorandum of understanding was signed on Monday, October 2, 2026.
- The agreement is effective for five years.
- The dialogue aims to deepen cooperation on financial and economic policy.
- The dialogue will also strengthen collaboration on economic security.
- The signing occurred at the Japan-Australia Strategic Investment Networking Forum.
Japan and Australia have agreed to establish an annual finance ministers’ dialogue to deepen cooperation in financial and economic policy and strengthen bilateral collaboration on economic security. The agreement, formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed on Monday, October 2, 2026, will be effective for five years. The dialogue aims to promote cooperation across a broad range of economic themes. The memorandum reflects the growing importance of strategic finance in advancing shared economic security objectives and aims to strengthen cooperation between Japanese and Australian agencies while leveraging private sector investment, expertise, and innovation. The signing took place at the inaugural Japan-Australia Strategic Investment Networking Forum, which brought together representatives from around 20 Japanese and Australian policy and financing agencies to discuss opportunities for cooperation on strategic investments across the Indo-Pacific. This initiative also marks part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia.